When one teacher organized his students into teams of competing barbarians, they embraced learning about ancient Rome.
An activity that encourages students to open up about a person close to them can bring a whole class together in profound ways.
Collaboration is beneficial for student learning, and a strategy designed for distance learning makes it manageable and engaging.
Writing improves learning by consolidating information in long-term memory, researchers explain. Plus, five engaging writing activities to use in all subjects.
It’s important this year to keep connecting with students and fostering their engagement in learning.
Unless they understand words such as ‘symbolize’ and ‘connote,’ it’s difficult for students to analyze literature well.
Through videos and interactive online tasks, early elementary students can increase fluency and build vocabulary.
Clarity about learning objectives and questions that focus on the thinking process can reduce the chance that students will cheat.
Through technology, teachers can share the sights and sounds of the classroom to help remote students feel more connected.