Classrooms have changed with the aid of new technology. Many once commonplace activities are now all but gone. These are several of the classic classroom activities that only Baby Boomers will ...

Group of tired school kids feeling bored while sitting in the classroom during the lecture. [W]hat is often overlooked is that some of the most transformative benefits of physical activity happen in ...

Jacqueline Chaney’s 2nd grade class buzzes with activity all day long, and a good chunk of it takes place in groups. By just the second month of school, the 7- and 8-year-olds move effortlessly in and ...

The new question-of-the-week is: How can teachers maximize student learning gained by group work? Group work can be an engaging and academically rewarding instructional strategy—when done well. Of ...

Students perform a sequence of six short simulations to model how an infectious disease can spread through a human population. Over the course of the past 2,000 years, epidemics have had dramatic ...

It’s every teacher’s dream to have students who engage deeply with their lessons, want to learn for learning’s sake, and perform at the top of their potential. In other words, teachers want their kids ...

Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) are simple, low-pressure ways to check how well students are understanding the material. These methods are efficient, student-centered strategies that provide ...