Cooking up a plate of fluffy buttermilk pancakes isn't just a great life skill, it's also an opportunity to work in some serious math and science lessons. Pl...
Cooking up a plate of fluffy buttermilk pancakes isn't just a great life skill, it's also an opportunity to work in some serious math and science lessons. Pl...
An encouraging new report describes preliminary, first-year outcomes from a study of 3,000 middle school students that shows kids can, in fact, learn more in science classrooms that adopt a well-designed, project-focused curriculum.
Research on the brain and how we think and act is influencing the way some teachers teach. Special correspondent John Tulenko of Learning Matters goes into a classroom where the instructor uses different methods to engage different parts of the students’ brains, then checks with a neuroscientist about whether that strategy actually works.
Rhian Allvin, Executive Director of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, explains how YOU can raise your voice to support the early ...
To help these kids make the kinds of gains they need to master the Common Core, students must learn to receive feedback and also how to use it to improve.
The good news in education is that attention is finally turning to the psychic and emotional qualities that children bring to the classroom.
Learning how to think about thinking can help students develop strategies for solving problems and understand tasks at hand.
If you are familiar with the technology or educational sectors, you have undoubtedly heard that STEM, which is educational focus in science, tech, engineering and math, is being changed to STEAM, to include the arts. This is an initiative that is being accepted on an increasing scale by institutions, corporations, and education and tech professionals,and we here at Vidcode are totally on board<br>STEAM learning is…
Students often lack the metacognitive skills they need to succeed, but they can develop these skills by addressing some simple questions.
It took a life-threatening condition to jolt chemistry teacher Ramsey Musallam out of ten years of "pseudo-teaching" to understand the true role of the educator: to cultivate curiosity. In a fun and personal talk, Musallam gives 3 rules to spark imagination and learning, and get students excited about how the world works.
Understanding how deeply connected emotions are to learning can help reframe the conversation around what works in schools.
Rich opportunities for deeper learning reside in the interactions between adults and students about behavior and life choices.
Critical thinking, risk taking, and collaboration -- along with academics and discipline -- are just some of the areas where Bates Middle school educators re...
Homework has been a controversial issue for a long time. Some teachers use it to extend learning while others seem to use it to promote compliance. How do you use homework?
By Sarah Cornelius - Take a look at these five simple tips to engage your child in STEM learning outside of the classroom.
These ECPI University students take their learning beyond the textbook with hands-on lessons to teach them real applications of what they're studying.
Fun’s effect on learning doesn’t fade with age. Learning leaders can use exploration and socialization to their advantage by taking employees back to play school.
Schools nationwide are experimenting with personalized learning strategies to better serve students.
Learning begins with attention, but attention is not always easy to come by, especially in large university classes. Instructors deserve