Teachers should strive to give directions that are observable, clear, concise with start and end times, according to Rachel Fuhrman, a ninth-grade special-education math teacher. In this article, Fuhrman offers examples of specific instructions, such as advising students when to turn pages, what they will do in a task, how many minutes they will work…

As students gain content knowledge, their next step should be applying it to new problems and across academic disciplines.

Many people believe that they have a dominant learning style, and that it’s tied to academic and career success. But the science to support this theory is weak.

A report shows that remote learning is here to stay because of the coronavirus pandemic and suggest ways to make it better, such as connecting all learners, supporting teachers and building relationships. The report suggests that schools use both asynchronous and synchronous learning, providing individual help and monitoring student disengagement and equity.

Giving grades that truly reflect student learning is one of the perennial problems in teaching, and these shifts in thinking about how to gather and report grades can help.

Jonathan Bartlett writes about re-evaluating concepts such as complex numbers, vectors and the Pythagorean theorem to help future generations learn and understand it. He writes that with math education, there are have been so many add-ons over the years that it needs to be stripped down and "re-factored" so that it is simplified for those…

As educators, we all want our students to experience academic success. By understanding the cognitive needs of our students with trauma, we are better positioned to support their abilities and make learning feel safe, writes visual arts teacher Ava Cotlowitz.

Preparing kids to be critical thinkers and problem solvers requires teaching a mix of foundational skills and higher-level abstract skills.

Here's how learning management system features, digital smart pens, audio notetakers, timers and noise reducers can support students with attention deficit disorder.

With the right systems in place and explicit coaching, middle school students are better prepared to stay on track with their assignments.

Ideas on how to bring a teacher-tested activity for promoting empathy and other social skills to hybrid and remote classrooms.

More schools are introducing mindfulness -- even remotely -- to help students cope with the mental and emotional effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Megan Sweet, senior director of program and impact at the nonprofit Mindful Schools, says the public health crisis has moved mindfulness from a "back burner item to something that is in front-of-mind…