For the majority of community-college professors, teaching is the most important part of their jobs. And it’s not easy. Community-college students are a diverse bunch but often face a particular set ...
All classrooms are different and require different teaching strategies to address various concerns, goals, and learning trends. Plus, it takes a dedicated teacher to employ the right teaching ...
Case Studies - Case studies are real world scenarios relating to the course content. Students read the case study independently and then meet as a group in class to discuss their viewpoints on the ...
It’s a scene that’s played out in K-12 schools around the country in recent years. Unprompted, a student expresses her ...
Teachers can help students build their capacity to stay on task by ensuring that they have a clear path to start working, ...
Berol Dewdney, a pre-K teacher and Maryland’s 2023 teacher of the year, says she starts each year trying to build consistent routines with her students. Credit: Image provided by Berol Dewdney The ...
The soon-to-be-released How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories Behind Effective College Teaching (West Virginia University Press, 2018) is an unusual book. Its author, Josh Eyler, who directs the ...
Implementing inclusive teaching strategies in your classroom does not require huge changes or full course redesigns. Nor does inclusive teaching demand the abandonment of favorite classroom techniques ...
As the average birth year of our school faculty begins to dip below the year I began teaching, it becomes apparent that I am what some would consider an “experienced teacher.” That and my tendency to ...
It’s the start of a new school year, and teachers across the country are setting up their classrooms. But what do you do when you don’t have a classroom? When a school building has more students than ...
Active learning teaching strategies in K-12 education encompass dynamic approaches that engage students in the classroom learning process, fostering deeper understanding and retention. When we examine ...