Another core idea for helping students grasp critical concepts in chemistry is to incorporate examples to which students can relate. This is a central strategy in culturally responsive teaching, which ...

Imagine a student spending hours meticulously erasing and rewriting a paragraph that is already excellent. Down the hall, another student asks her teacher to go over every line in the rubric before ...

Spread the love“`html Understanding Student Resilience Resilience in students is not merely about bouncing back from setbacks; it embodies their capacity to adapt and thrive amidst challenges, ...

University educators working in a time of austerity rarely have the time for introducing wholesale revisions to their courses—but any educator can implement what James Lang famously calls “small ...

When teachers aren’t worried about punitive or evaluative measures, they can experience meaningful improvement in their ...

A lot of things are done in the name of social-emotional learning. Here are some SEL strategies that teachers vouch for having worked in their classrooms. Michelle Makus Shory, Ed.D., is a career ...

Active learning puts students at the center of the learning process by encouraging them to engage, reflect, and apply what they’re learning in meaningful ways. Rather than passively receiving ...

What It Is and How It Affects Learning Dyscalculia is a specific learning disability that affects an individual’s ability to understand and manipulate numbers. Often referred to as ‘math dyslexia,’ ...

Educational technology, or edtech, has reshaped how educators teach, offering opportunities to create more sustainable and impactful learning environments. Using edtech in teaching, educators and ...

CTL is developing resources to help students maximize their learning. We encourage instructors to share these materials, either in class or within their Canvas course sites. To suggest a resource or ...

An incredible amount of great teaching happens in classrooms around the country every day. In some places and at some times, though, instruction is not as good as it could be. This series will look at ...