Teachers can guide students to practice a behavior that provides encouragement and promotes feelings of personal success.
I teach at a university in Southern California, where almost half my students are Latino. We are what is known as an HSI, a Hispanic-Serving Institution. It’s a designation for colleges and ...
Learning can happen anywhere — in a classroom, in a park, on a field trip or at a museum. But, the reality is that space matters. I had a classroom last year, and while it was shared with my math ...
Earlier this year, I designed a “book tasting” for my middle school class that changed my career in a matter of days. Inspired by a National Council of Teachers of English initiative, I generated a ...
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend and speak at IIE’s Generation Study Abroad Summit. I was joined by hundreds of educators, business leaders, and policymakers who all believe in the powerful ...
"As a Hindu, I respect the Ten Commandments," Arjun Sharda writes. "But faith loses its power when it’s forced. True belief ...
I'm sharing my go-to low-prep activity that brings art, teamwork, and lots of laughs to my classroom! In this silent drawing ...
Every morning as I head to my office at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, I have to drive past two armored military vehicles aimed in my direction: an M60 tank and an M42 Duster anti-aircraft gun.
As my students return to class this week, the newest equipment needed for school lockdowns will be there to greet them. It was delivered to my 11th-grade Advanced Placement Language and Composition ...
Sometimes it truly takes a village! When my classroom door stop broke and the class 'door holders' were getting tired, my ...