Why? Setting the agenda for the class meeting will reinforce to students what topics will be covered, while also demonstrating how prepared you are as an instructor, and can also help establish your ...

Attention spans grow shorter by day. Students face too many distractions, and maintaining their attention can be challenging for the instructor. To teachers, their satisfaction is seeing students ...

As we approach the fall semester, one thing everyone who is returning to in-person teaching should be thinking about is how they will run discussions. Class discussions have always been complicated, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Podcasts — or a series of audio or video recordings — can help develop students’ listening, research and writing skills, while also enabling more effective speaking and problem-solving. Over the last ...

When the right classroom management tools are in place, students are able to learn more as their engagement increases. Focusing on physical classroom management, behavioral management, resources for ...

In 2020, the World Economic Forum released a list of the most sought-after skills for the jobs of tomorrow. Among them were a number of surprising entries such as creativity, coordinating with others, ...

(This is the final post in a two-part series. You can see Part One here.) In this second post of a two-part interview, Mariana Souto-Manning answers questions about the book she co-authored, No More ...