Public education abounds with excitement as schools, districts, and communities work together to rethink the ways in which teaching and learning can better suit the needs and abilities of today’s ...
The historic shift from print to digital offers transformational opportunity in education but efforts to “integrate technology” into our schools can leave untouched many historical ...
In a famous essay about characters in fiction, the novelist Mary McCarthy wrote, “We are the hero of our own story.” I’m often reminded of this in my work, helping faculty to improve their teaching.
Student-Centered Pedagogy in Practice was a daylong, interactive workshop designed to support instructors in developing student-centered course materials and teaching strategies. Through a combination ...
School models are, for the most part, outdated–and very overdue for replacement. When students reach high school, research shows that close to 66 percent of students are disengaged. But even students ...
In a new survey of thousands of U.S. educators, teachers validate concerns over student engagement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but believe that technology and student-centered approaches to teaching ...
I am reflexively wary of buzzwords. Any mention of “adaptive software” sets my teeth grinding. Whenever I hear the phrase “college and career ready,” I’m tempted to light myself on fire. Even ...
Mary Ann Shea, the outgoing director of the Faculty Teaching Excellence Program (FTEP) and director of the President’s Teaching Scholars Program, reflects on her career promoting student-centered ...
Participating in TCC provided an opportunity to share how intentional, human-centered design can guide the use of AI in ...
When students take a course, they experience more than just an interaction with course content. The learning environment includes the intellectual, social, emotional and physical environments of a ...
When am I ever going to use this?” “Is this for a grade?” These questions echo in classrooms nationwide. As a middle-school math teacher, I’ve sought ways to make my lessons relevant and meaningful to ...