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 ...

“In the spring, I sent an email to all faculty and asked for those who might be interested in this opportunity to message me,” Dr. Whitson explained. “We narrowed down those interested to have one ...

Today’s post is the latest in a series sharing effective instructional strategies that can be used across content areas. Neven Holland is a Ph.D. student at the UCLA School of Education and ...

The key to creating active learning environments lies not in any one strategy, but in shifting our focus from teaching to learning. Instead of asking yourself, “What am I going to teach today?” ask, ...

Some of the teachers involved with the initial case study were known to the authors before the start of the case. Some of the teachers involved with the initial case study were known to the authors ...

Jonathan Zimmerman is not only a leading historian of education, whose many books include a global history of sex education, a history of public schools and the culture wars, and a how-to book on ...

Most students expect to see one professor at the front of the classroom throughout the semester. But for those attending Harvey Mudd College, a STEM-focused institution in California, it’s not unusual ...

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 ...