One of the joys of being an educator is embracing all the differences every student brings to the classroom, while teaching them to celebrate those unique traits in themselves and each other. Yet, ...

A controversial new movement promoting the "science of math" has come into the math establishment's crosshairs.

The following is the second of a series of excerpts from Gliksman’s book iPad in Education for Dummies. We tend to split science and humanities as though they were separate branches of life. But no ...

Teachers use a variety of methods to help students learn and retain material and we can find ways to modify those methods for independent studying, too. A great example of a widely-used pedagogical ...

RAPID CITY - Jane Pfeifle is sold on inquiry-based math. "I don't profess to know everything about it," she said. "But I like what I see in my own house." The Rapid City mother of three children, ages ...

Schools on the cutting edge of crafting student learning today know a lot more about how kids learn best thanks to years of brain research. And that ultimately means putting the power in students’ ...

This week’s question is: What are the differences between Project-Based, Problem-Based and Inquiry Learning? In Part One, guest responses came from educators Suzie Boss, Jeffrey Wilhelm, Steven ...

Digital content and PD provider Discovery Education officially unveiled its Math Techbook, a digital textbook designed to promote student proficiency. Math Techbook is the latest addition to the ...

A large, international study shows that problem-based learning is more effective than standard instruction in math and science, and a national survey confirms that students, parents and teachers all ...