According to research, project-based learning can improve students’ retention and engagement. Additionally, project-based learning is well-suited to support 21st century skills, including critical thinking and self direction. “One of the most important 21st-century skills is learning to figure things out...
Reading also enables students to make broader connections to the world, whether it has to do with global events, personal conflicts, or societal dynamics. These connections to real life events are called text-to-world connections. According to a recent study, students...
His district offers Cyber Week, an optional week during the summer for teachers to explore innovative teaching practices. This past summer, Cyber Week’s topic was AI. Additionally, the district has low stakes, monthly, hour-long meetings where teachers can explore generative...
Chee, who is also a sheep farmer, runs an elementary school 45 miles northeast of Flagstaff, Arizona. Many children travel more than two hours each way from their homes on the reservation. They are immediately thrust into a culture of...
The study is described in a 2024 draft paper posted on the website of SSRN, formerly known as the Social Science Research Network. It is currently undergoing revisions with the academic journal Management Science. The researchers detected grading bias against...
Meanwhile, average students appeared to be unharmed. Those who had been randomly assigned to the new mixed level class had test scores in 11th grade that were no worse than those who had learned Algebra 1 separately. Some detracking advocates...
The fact that students with dual enrollment credits are faring better than students without dual enrollment credits isn’t terribly persuasive. In order to qualify for the classes, students usually need to have done well on a test, earned high grades...
As the scientist in him mulled this over, he also looked inward. “I noticed them in myself. Oh my God, I’ve got them too,” he recalls. The premise of the IFS model is that our minds are not one-dimensional. “We’re...
Thirty-seven percent of students who initially enrolled in college with the Promise scholarship program earned a two-year associate degree within three years, compared with only 11 percent of students who applied for the scholarship but never met its requirements, such as...
Most loving parents feel a natural desire to praise their children. Yet, there seems to be a backlash against praise recently, particularly on social media. One of my favorite comedians, Taylor Wolfe, highlighted the anti-praise movement in a viral reel...
