After more than a decade of teaching in both private and public universities, one thing is clear to me: Traditional teaching methods like slide-to-slide PowerPoint presentations no longer engage ...

When you think of education, what is the first thing that comes to mind? For some, it might be a pile of homework or a stack of books that need reading. Others may recall the flashcards they used to ...

A 2019 Gallup study that included 128 schools and more than 110,000 students found that student engagement and hope were significantly positively related to student academic achievement progress in ...

Faculty and students from the Department of Mathematical Sciences recently represented the U of A at two regional conferences focused on mathematics and mathematics education, highlighting innovative ...

A recent survey of teachers by Kahoot reveals that educators see playful learning and student choice in learning methods as vital to helping boost student engagement and outcomes, according to a new ...

Engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, or interest that a student shows when they are learning something new. Engagement can be fostered by different types of motivation—external and ...

“I do have a very strong commitment to the stories, and so I think I fully embrace being an advocate. I am always an advocate for the way of doing, seeing, hearing, perceiving, experiencing, embodying ...

Cheryl Abla is a former teacher who now, with McREL International, leads professional learning and coaching for K-12 educators on research-based strategies for effective instruction, use of classroom ...

Just as school kids get to test their hands at science in earnest, they may come face to face with entrenched teaching methods, coded language and a no-error culture ...

Kathy Dyer is manager of innovation and learning, professional learning at NWEA. Kathy has more than 25 years in education, many spent designing and facilitating learning opportunities for educators.