An Achievable Dream puts a twist on traditional parent-teacher conferences. Teachers encourage Dreamers to take ownership of their learning and become facilitators during student- or Dreamer-led ...

Larry Ferlazzo is a former award-winning high school English and social studies teacher of more than two decades. He is ...

Students at the Shawmont School aren’t just mastering academics; they’re learning to take responsibility. With nearly 427 students, the K-8 school blends creative incentives, dedicated teachers and ...

Gen Z teachers like Katrina Sacurom, a 5th grade teacher in Frisco, Texas, grew up knowing the ways technology can isolate ...

Teachers can include students in the process of designing a tool to measure their understanding of content—an additional learning opportunity.

Students need clear boundaries, but they also need to feel that they belong during an activity and that their ideas shape their learning.

At its core, personalized learning is about recognizing that no two students learn exactly the same way. It moves beyond the one-size-fits-all approach by focusing on each student’s strengths, needs ...

Persell 7th graders work on an assignment in math class. Compared to when he first began teaching math over a decade ago, a “quiz day” in David Gee’s 7th- and 8th-grade math class looks quite ...

Self-assessments encourage students to reflect on their skills, knowledge, learning goals, and progress in a course. These practices can range from quick, low-stakes check-ins on lecture content to in ...