The vast potential of generative AI (artificial intelligence), and particularly ChatGPT, has simultaneously inspired and alarmed us and many of our colleagues. ChatGPT is so eager to offer answers, it ...
Real student engagement happens in the head of the learner, and that's harder to quantify when analyzing synchronous or ...
We professors are professional learners. Research, inquiry, and discussion among colleagues all serve to broaden our knowledge. But even experienced teachers can benefit from becoming actual students ...
We know the struggle with mathematics—for both teachers and students—all too well. Students’ math scores, as per the “Nation’s Report Card,” have plunged to record lows. Misconceptions in early grades ...
After 14 years in education, I consider myself to be a good reading teacher. Unfortunately, the path to getting where I am today was a long, frustrating journey. Growing up, as the child of two ...
California’s Commission on Teacher Credentialing approved long-awaited revised Standards for the Teaching Profession on Thursday that emphasize culturally responsive teaching, social-emotional ...
Sometimes the details former students recall from class is nothing short of amazing. A few years ago I had a student named Abby in my history class, who had always been in self-contained special ...
Teachers are the fasters learners — in both structured and unstructured settings. Brilliant teachers unpack what they know and pass on even complex ideas to people of all ages in the simplest way ...
A key tenet of inclusive teaching asks faculty members to intentionally give up or share some of their power and authority in the classroom so that students can experience a greater sense of ownership ...
The years we spend in school are supposed to teach us the skills we need to live a successful life, yet there are several crucial lessons schools refuse to teach that people have to learn the hard way ...
Vulnerability can be a sign of hope in these fragile times. But how do we teach our students to be vulnerable?
Black History Month 2021 might be one of the most consequential of its celebrations in its nearly century-long history. After an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, a summer full of racial violence and ...