When instruction is purposeful, a goal is identified and the complete instructional process is focused squarely on that goal. Educators who are purposeful continuously keep the goal in mind. They understand that the entire instructional process—data collection that informs instruction, teaching, and assessment—must all be driven by the defined goal. Even when instruction is not successful, educators know the purpose for each strategy employed.
As students go through the steps of observing, participating, practicing, and performing, they take control of their own learning.
More than a month into the country’s sudden experiment with distance learning, many teachers are having a tough time adapting their instruction to computer-based tools. But an ever-increasing number of
We are the first generation to develop a deep understanding of how the brain learns, works, changes, and thrives. Yet, schools have changed so little as a result of what
Kimberly Callahan, a math teacher at Fulton High School in Tennessee, has tapped into TikTok, which she had overheard students raving about before the coronavirus pandemic. Her “funny_math_teacher” account now
Educators can co-create a healing-centered learning environment with students where wounds become the wisdom needed to go forward.
Retrieval practice, elaboration, and concept mapping help students make richer, more meaningful connections between ideas.
Many teachers, students, and parents are proving to be remarkably resilient during this time when it comes to the effects of the pandemic on school, education, and student learning. It
Demand for curricula that teach social and emotional skills is soaring, as schools increasingly come to see those skills as something teachers should be teaching.
Moving to online teaching does not have to mean losing rich peer-to-peer discussions. Video conferencing software, such as Zoom, allows teachers to send students into breakout rooms for small-group discussions.
Are you looking for easy ways to connect with parents? These 25 print and go character education parent letters will help you make the school to home connection. Each letter
