Michele Haiken isn’t quite ready to do away with student essays. But the veteran English teacher at New York’s Rye Middle School would much rather get her students writing podcasts and movie scripts, ...
For decades, researchers have found that teachers in public schools have undervalued the potential for academic success among students of color, setting low expectations for them and thinking of ...
Many theorists have described the pedagogical value of bringing subject matter closer to students' experience. Teachers implement these theories, in part, by giving examples. This study takes an ...
Coding and robotics go hand-in-hand, and they’re becoming a more integral part of classrooms across the country. Aside from the excitement students muster when they see a robotics kit morph into a ...
In its 2018 Federal STEM Strategic Plan, a collaboration of government agencies wrote that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education should move through a pathway where ...
The zone of proximal development (ZPD), also known as the zone of potential development, is a concept often used in classrooms to help students with skill development. The core idea of the ZPD is that ...
What is Inclusion in the Classroom and Why is it Important? Inclusion in the classroom means that all children, no matter their racial, religious, or ethnic background, gender, learning style, or ...
A study sheet used the media’s coverage of the Big Lie as an example of bias—in a state whose governor has avoided taking a clear position on whether the 2020 election was stolen. Special ...