When you get students talking, moving, and creating, they’re more likely to actively apply the skills you’ve taught.

Teachers can help students build their capacity to stay on task by ensuring that they have a clear path to start working, ...

Another core idea for helping students grasp critical concepts in chemistry is to incorporate examples to which students can relate. This is a central strategy in culturally responsive teaching, which ...

As a paraprofessional for over 3 years and going on my 5th year as a certified special education resource teacher, I’ve learned that no two learners are ever quite the same. Each student brings unique ...

It’s a scene that’s played out in K-12 schools around the country in recent years. Unprompted, a student expresses her ...

CTL is developing resources to help students maximize their learning. We encourage instructors to share these materials, either in class or within their Canvas course sites. To suggest a resource or ...

In the late 1980s, the Biosphere 2 project sealed a team of scientists inside a self-sustaining miniature world. Their goal was to see if a closed system could support human life, serving as a ...

Somewhere along the way, we decided that your first year of teaching should resemble a medieval endurance test. Duck your head, grit your teeth, and white-knuckle your way to June. Cancel your social ...

Adjusting your teaching when you have a deaf student in your class can help everyone learn better – and help you find new ...

Taking Tanzania as an example, this paper systematically analyzes the current situation and challenges of primary school ...