K-12 teaching tools and techniques encompass a diverse array of resources and methodologies designed to engage students across various subjects and grade levels. From traditional classroom learning ...

These versatile strategies—from brain dumps to speed sharing—help students track their own progress while informing your next instructional steps.

Teaching methods are the broader techniques used to help students achieve learning outcomes, while activities are the different ways of implementing these methods. Teaching methods help students: ...

Evidence is gathered about student achievement or understanding. The information allows the instructor or learner to alter future instructional steps. It is done to improve learning outcomes (Black & ...

One of us, Richard Light, recently surveyed a group of faculty colleagues, asking simply, “What is the biggest change you have noticed in the university’s culture over the past 10 years?” The sample ...

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 ...

In 2022, Rafael Nadal approached the baseline and began horizontally abducting his right arm to loft a tennis ball approximately 5 feet. He abruptly contacted the inferolateral aspect of the tennis ...

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 ...

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 ...

People who prefer visual learning will learn better from visualizations, right? And kids do better in school if their parents monitor, check, and assist with their homework, right? Those ideas seem ...

Educational technology, or edtech, has reshaped how educators teach, offering opportunities to create more sustainable and impactful learning environments. Using edtech in teaching, educators and ...