Pedagogy
Feedback is one of the best tools in the classroom, research shows
Good work is not rewarded with stickers or simplistic praise at Woonona Public School, a primary school identified as one of the top performers in …
EducationVerbal Feedback
Reading Time: 2 minutes.How should teachers provide verbal feedback to students?<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes.How can teachers and schools raise the …
StudentsCreating a conducive learning environment
<b>Despite the fact that socio-economic conditions, gender and culture influence students’ learning for good or bad, teachers can play a vital role in</b> …
LinguisticsTips for lecturers giving feedback?
1 <b>Feedback is well timed</b> – In general, feedback should be given at regular intervals during a module and directly after an assignment. Feedback is …
StudentsStanford Researchers Discover a Smarter Way to Prepare for Exams: Introducing MetaCognition, the Art of Thinking About Your Thinking
Early in the second season of Noah Hawley’s excellent <i>Fargo</i> series, one of the gruff, laconic Gerhardt brothers shakes his head during a tense crime …
Cool StuffHow Socrates Can Help You Elevate Your Leadership
One of the most powerful, yet underutilized, leadership tools is 2,000+ years old.<p>Explaining expectations is the first coaching habit of excellent leaders, but explaining is only a one-way process. To continue building reliable performance, ask questions to initiate two-way communication and engage …
LeadershipThe Importance of Curiosity and Questions in 21st-Century Learning
« For American Workforce Training, Look to the German Model | Main<p><i>Editor's Note: Today, Andrew P. Minigan, Education Project and Research</i> …
StudentsWhat Happens When Students Design Their Own Assessments?
Complete Coverage<p>—Stephanie Klein-Davis for Education Week<p>For a network of Virginia public schools, student projects offer proof of …
EducationDifferent Learning Spaces, Different Goals
21st Century Classroom<p>Three universities share how they have tailored their classrooms for immersive learning, collaboration, large classes, …
Flipped ClassroomPMP: 066 What Factors Predict Student Success?
Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS<p>One weekend I was having lunch with a friend who works in petroleum engineering. We talked about the kind of …
EducationStrategies to Implement Group Projects in the Online Classroom
You will note that when you click on a link, <b>a new tab will open</b> in your browser. To return to this page, close the new tab by clicking on the <b>X</b> (see …
Peer Review7 Ways Reflection Gives Students Ownership of their Learning
In his book, <i>The Power of Habit</i><i>,</i> Charles Duhigg describes keystone habits as,<i>“small changes or habits that people introduce into their routines that</i> …
StudentsHow Stress Changes A Student's Brain: The Neurology Of 'Pressure'
<b>How Stress Changes A Student’s Brain: The Neurology Of ‘Pressure’</b><p>by J<b>udy Willis</b><p>From neuroimaging and correlated neurocognitive research, we’ve seen …
KQED
For teachers, the carefully controlled conditions of education research can seem ridiculous when the reality of the classroom involves regular …
TeachingLearning Can't and Shouldn't be Quantified
« Early Teaching Myth: All Students Will Learn as We Learned | Main<p>With the boundless intricacies of life to learn about, and the variety of ways and …
TeachingThere Are Only Lines
It has been a good school year if you see and understand the world in new ways — teachers, students, the entire community of learners — as a result …
StudentsEffective feedback
Teacher feedback about student learning is essential for students and integral to teaching, learning and assessment. Feedback can clarify for …
StudentsPresentations by Thomas R. Guskey | Thomas R. Guskey & Associates
Where Do You Want To Get To?<p>Effective professional learning is a journey. The destination in professional learning is almost always improvement in …
StudentsHow Socrates taught me to talk to developers
When it comes to "most valuable tools for untying mental knots and figuring things out," two items appear at the top of my list.<p>The first is this …
ManagementThe Ultimate List: 50 Strategies For Differentiated Instruction
<b>The Ultimate List: 50 Strategies For Differentiated Instruction</b><p>by <b>Terry Heick</b><p>Differentiation is a simple idea that’s less simple to …
eLearningHow School- and District-Level Leaders Can Prepare Students for Success
« Engaging World Language Students Through Social Media | Main<p><i>Editor's Intro: I worked with America Achieves and Policy Studies Associates, Inc. on</i> …
EducationFive Popular Myths About Learning That Are Completely Wrong
What you think you know about how you retain new information and skills is likely completely wrong. Here’s what actually works.<p>You’ve made it this far in life, so you probably think you know how you learn new information. But it turns out that false beliefs about teaching and learning are a problem …
LearningTeaching Visual Literacy Through Photography
This exhibition features photographs and photobooks made by students of Aperture’s 2016/17 visual literacy program, <b>Aperture On Sight</b>. Over the course …
Edward TufteHow To Learn In 2 Days What Normally Takes 6 Months
This curated column is authored by leadership & startup consultant Benjamin Hardy<p>Image Credit: Codepen<p>Research has found that having clarity about …
MotivationKQED
Education researchers Jal Mehta and Sarah Fine have been observing different school systems over the past six years in an attempt to document the …
EducationCountering Artificial Intelligence through Innovative Learning Techniques
Education in our country is increasingly losing its attention towards value-addition and this is an issue that needs to be addressed.
Artificial IntelligenceHow Can California's New School Finance System Foster Deeper Learning?
« Profile of a Graduate: Vision Therapy for Deeper Learning | Main<p>| No comments<p><i>This post is by Soung Bae, Senior Research and Policy Analyst,</i> …
EducationBig Meta-Analysis Says Four Teaching Strategies Are Most Effective For Low-Income Students
There really isn’t any shortage of research trying to identify the most effective instructional strategies (see The Best Articles, Posts & Videos On …
StudentsStudents’ Best Tech Resource: The Teacher
Growth in learning does not typically occur through technology used in isolation. It’s when instructional strategies and human interaction are used …
eLearningColleges aren't coddling students by teaching them how to handle disagreeable situations (essay)
Very few issues in higher education have captured the attention of commentators across the political spectrum over the past few years like the …
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