High expectations refers to an effort to maintain the same high educational standards for all students in a class or school. It is based on the belief that with time and appropriate supports, all students can learn; all brains can grow and change. Educators who teach with high expectations ensure that all students have the supports needed to achieve at equally high levels.
When students begin to plan, monitor, and evaluate their learning, they develop self-regulation and can set more ambitious goals.
With the increased self-sufficiency necessitated by virtual education, educators and parents can help students learn and manage their goals more effectively by directly teaching study skills.
In response to the significant decrease in student motivation during the past two challenging years, many educators have chosen to explore different means to promote engagement – including rewards.
Teachers and students can get off to a good start by determining their values and setting expectations for each other as a group.
Students who are doing well—but could be doing much better—benefit from feedback that encourages self-monitoring.
Explaining the criteria for successful learning at the surface, deep, and transfer levels puts students in a better position to meet benchmarks.
Developing relationships with students to help them make positive choices requires planning and patience, but the work pays off.
Early reading teachers and researchers are reacting with surprise, frustration, and optimism after the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, the organization that designs one of the most popular reading
When the teachers and administrators at a middle school determined that A–F grades didn’t align with their goals, they began a years-long shift in how they assess student learning.
Whether our emotions get the best of us, or we fall into familiar but unproductive habits, here are 7 common classroom management mistakes, and what the research says you should
