When teachers regularly pause during lectures so students can process their thinking with handwritten notes, content is more ...

A thoughtfully designed classroom—and lesson—should always take into account the known limits of the student brain, says ...

A thoughtfully designed classroom—and lesson—should always take into account the known limits of the student brain, says ...

Teachers can support inquiry-based learning by using direct instruction to provide students with the tools they need to ...

Students often start working on a task, but disengage if it gets difficult. You can use these three tips to encourage them to persist.

Administrators can use this four-step framework to provide the sustained support teachers need to try creative new strategies ...

Elementary students can develop their listening and literacy skills as they learn to write concise, expressive poems.

The claim, evidence, reasoning framework is a lot of thinking all at once for middle school students. Here’s a way to break ...

Extrinsic motivation gets a bad rap, but middle and high school teachers can use it judiciously early in an activity to ...

A simple routine gives everyone more think time before sharing their responses—and helps manage students’ enthusiasm for ...

Separating students’ knowledge from their handwriting can leave teachers feeling like they’re detectives sifting through ...

Before introducing something like a Shakespearean play, it’s helpful to guide students to explore other artworks with similar ...