Veteran education columnist Maureen Downey wrote a column for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution this week about “what teens resent” in school. The answer might surprise you: disrupted learning and ...

MADISON, WI, May 12th, 2010 – Graduate student courses frequently incorporate student-led discussion sessions in order to encourage active participation over passive learning. They can improve ...

Discussion-based approaches to instruction, coupled with challenging academic demands, are positively related to students’ literacy performance, a recent study has found. The study examined the way ...

As an undergraduate, I took a seminar dedicated entirely to Ulysses by James Joyce. Joyce’s modernist novel is mystifying, so question marks hung on the ends of students’ contributions. As we ...

Creating a classroom community where meaningful conversations can happen isn’t easy—it’s an ongoing process that takes time. But using online discussion tools can be one great way to help your ...

IN A VIDEO FROM BUFFET MIDDLE SCHOOL NOW PROMPTING AN INVESTIGATION BY OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE CLASS CAN BE HEARD DISCUSSING DIFFERENT USES OF THE N-WORD THE TEACHER IS HEARD SAYING "WHAT DO YOU ...

A lot has changed since the publication of “Frankenstein” but the novel is still a valuable way to explore ethics with kids of all ages. What responsibility, if any, do scientists and the public have ...

“I have workshops, and only three students came,” Christina Coviello, a senior assistant director at the Financial Assistance office, said while sitting with approximately 15 Boston University ...