How Parents Can Help Their Kids With Studying
Advice that teachers can share with the parents of middle and high school students about how to get the most out of time spent studying.
Assessing Social and Emotional Learning
A review of three types of social and emotional learning assessment, with suggestions for ways to collect and report student growth to families.
How the Gender Gap in STEM Might Get its Start in Elementary School
Does the gender gap in STEM start i n elementary school? Even when test scores are similar between boys and girls, girls are less likely to get recommended for accelerated math programs
Robotics isn’t scary! 4 benefits of working with robots
Robotics is attracting more student interest, and there’s a reason–when students can make real-world connections between what they learn in the classroom and exciting careers, their engagement and achievement often improve.
For teens, multitasking makes them feel better—and worse
Multitasking makes teenagers feel both more positively and more negatively about the main task they're trying to accomplish, a new study finds.
3 Ways to Boost Middle Schoolers’ Confidence in Class
Middle school is a distinct phase, and a school counselor has ideas for how teachers can draw out their students’ best work and boost their confidence
How much of a difference does the number of kids in a classroom make?
Research suggests that kids benefit when there are fewer of them in a classroom. But quickly reducing class size can cause new problems as schools scramble to hire new teachers.
Don’t just solve for x: letting kids explore real-world scenarios will keep them in maths class
Students need more than just arithmetic to succeed in the modern world. Learning math through an inquiry-based approach can help them develop critical and creative skills, as well as resilience.
A ‘Disturbing’ Assessment: Sagging Reading Scores, Particularly for Eighth Graders, Headline 2019’s Disappointing NAEP Results
The release of the NAEP 2019 data shows stagnation on math scores and a disturbing decline in reading, particularly for the lowest-performing students
Kay: Why Board Games Can Be the Best Way to Teach Tricky Subjects — and Immerse Students in History
Why board games can be the best way to teach tricky subjects — and immerse students in history