Sparking Students’ Curiosity to Enhance Their Problem-Solving Skills (5.11.23)
Curiosity about small questions, or micowonderings, can help students solve problems in any discipline.
Motivation can be measured as the total of the value students place on the learning experience combined with their belief that they can be successful. Educators who actively work to both increase student value and create learning environments that ensure student success are more likely to have students who are highly motivated, more engaged in the learning process, and more academically successful.
Curiosity about small questions, or micowonderings, can help students solve problems in any discipline.
A look at how teachers can cultivate and sustain relational, intellectual, and emotional engagement among students.
Chronic absenteeism can serve as a barometer of a healthy school environment because everyone from classroom teachers to custodians plays a role in helping students build strong attendance habits.
Exposing students to amazing things creates a classroom environment where they feel creative, engaged, and primed to learn.
Whether your class discussions are online or off, hand signals enable students to engage in multiple ways.
Fostering investigative conversation in grades K–2 isn’t easy, but it can be a great vehicle to promote critical thinking.
When students need to get their wiggles out so they can settle down to learn, this simple movement-based brain break does the trick.
Assessment retakes can improve student learning if educators clear up a few misconceptions and avoid common missteps. Allowing students to retake assessments after targeted re-teaching is a sound practice for
Drawing on her experiences as an English language arts teacher, Kimberly Parker explains why Black language is a linguistic and cultural asset in the classroom–not a deficit. Parker writes that
Learn how leaders can frame change as helpful, not hurtful.