Reading achievement has been stagnant in the US for decades, raising questions about what other methods might work to help kids learn to read.
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Inclusive education doesn’t just mean placing disabled children with their non-disabled peers, but re-organizing teaching and learning in the classroom.
Learners understood human evolution better after interactive workshops at a museum.
Making physics more engaging means meeting students where they are, highlighting the ways in which it plays a role in their communities.
Our research found a multi-million pound scheme to boost maths learning was under-used and had minimal impact on practice.
A new study looked at four teaching approaches that have been shown by academic research to help students learn.
Personalised learning aim to tailor learning to every student. It is already being used in the United States and is being trialled in Australia.
There are two types of knowledge – we’ve evolved to acquire the first naturally; we need schools for the second. Cognitive load theory explains how to teach knowledge we don’t automatically get.
The use of the popular mobile application for multimedia sharing in a large laboratory class was shown to enhance the students’ learning experiences.
Teacher preparation has been identified as a key factor in the quality of education. To improve the quality of the VET sector, we need to ensure teachers and trainers are qualified to teach.
To get more students interested in STEM subjects, teachers must break out of the traditional subject-matter silos and use an approach that helps kids understand how math is used in the real world.
Sarcasm can alienate and discriminate.
Math instruction is stuck in the last century. How can we change teaching methods to move past rote memorization and help students develop a more meaningful understanding – and be better at math?
History movies may have Oscar potential, but their educational potential is more complicated. Should teachers use Hollywood to teach?
Universities stand to benefit enormously if excellent teachers are celebrated and given the chance to share their skills, and if they have the power to really change their institutions.
It takes a combination of people, places and activities to make school a happy environment for kids. Here’s how teachers and parents can get involved.
Large classes don’t have a good reputation when it comes to fostering student learning. But there are a few ways for teachers to adapt to bigger classes.
What if instead of dismissing wrong answers as a sign of failure, maths teachers tried to understand how their pupils came to that answer and then guided them in the right direction?
With Spike Lee’s Da Sweet Blood of Jesus in the news for the film’s straight-to-Vimeo release, and Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight currently in production (see Samuel L. Jackson’s Camera+ page for…
Prominent Indigenous Australian Noel Pearson is promoting Direct Instruction in Cape York schools, prominent educationalists have dismissed it as “pedagogy for the poor”, and Education Minister Christopher…
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