The Teaching Strategy Handbook: 200+ Solutions for Common Classroom Challenges

Transform your classroom with more than 200 research-backed solutions to perennial problems every teacher faces in every school.

Between behavioral challenges, disengaged students, the demands of technology integration, the constant reimagination of assessment, and the looming threat of burnout, educators need high-quality practical support more than ever.

Written by four passionate practitioners, The Teaching Strategy Handbook delivers exactly what teachers need: immediate, actionable strategies to overcome the most pressing classroom challenges. From boosting student engagement and managing learning gaps to supporting special needs learners and developing cultural competency, this hands-on guide provides solutions teachers can implement today.

Inside, you'll find

• More than 200 teacher-tested and research-backed strategies organized by prep time. Choose immediate low-prep tactics, routine moderate-prep approaches, or transformative long-term solutions based on your current capacity.
• Real classroom examples from educators across the United States that show the techniques in action.
• A jump-in-anywhere design that respects your valuable time. Simply dive into an appropriate chapter, scan for ideas that match your style and context, and immediately start making a difference.
• A format that works for you and encourages you to mix and match strategies according to your teaching style, the needs of your students, and the demands of the curriculum.
• Decades of experience and real-world insights distilled into strategies that work.

Whether you're addressing learning gaps, building family partnerships, or rethinking assessment practices, The Teaching Strategy Handbook will help you navigate teaching’s daily challenges and transform your professional practice.

A. Keith Young is an education coach, trainer, and writer. After teaching secondary students English and math, Keith shifted to training teachers and leading school improvement efforts at the district level. Later, he became a principal, leading school turnaround work and regularly increasing student outcomes by double digits in Colorado, Puerto Rico, and Arizona. Keith now trains and coaches administrators, school leadership teams, and teacher coaches. As a trainer, he maintains a progressive philosophy and teaching style that embraces the best of constructivism and direct instruction. As a coach, he's known for telling it like it is and using a blended coaching model. Keith is the coauthor of several ISTE+ASCD books, including The Teaching Strategy Handbook.

Angela Bell Julien owns and manages Angela Bell Julien Publications & Consulting. She provides school leaders and teachers with practical implementation strategies in site leadership, instructional improvement, strategic cycles of inquiry for systemic improvement, and relationship building. All told, she has spent close to 35 years working in high schools. Intrigued by the small learning communities movement, she molded the process into a pathway to provide equity, decrease dropout rates, and increase post–high school success for all students. Angela is the coauthor of The Teaching Strategy Handbook.

Tamarra Osborne is a project manager, trainer, and coach with WestEd, a national nonprofit in San Francisco, California. Tamarra's philosophy of early education favors students learning through experiences and using play to learn academics. She is known as an effervescent trainer and technical coach who sees the heart of a problem and provides sensible, warm-hearted solutions. Her training topics include formative assessment, curriculum development, presentation skills, implicit bias, and educational technology. Tamarra is proud to be published in Young Children magazine from the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Tamarra is the coauthor of several ISTE+ASCD books, including The Teaching Strategy Handbook.

Judith Mendoza-Jiménez is a first-generation U.S. immigrant, bilingual special educator, and educational leader dedicated to supporting diverse learners. After immigrating from Mexico at age 10, she earned advanced degrees in special education and in educational leadership, all while steadily moving up the ranks from special education teacher to assistant principal to high school principal. Judith now serves as the director of student services for the Nogales Unified School District, where she leads the development of inclusive instructional and behavioral support systems. Judith is the coauthor of The Teaching Strategy Handbook.