Students at the Shawmont School aren’t just mastering academics; they’re learning to take responsibility. With nearly 427 students, the K-8 school blends creative incentives, dedicated teachers and ...

Sylvan Learning of Mentor has provided tutoring options to enhance a student’s academic confidence and success in school for decades. The core values haven’t changed over the years in a quest to boost ...

Even before the pandemic, schools districts were looking at ways to reexamine their traditional “desk in row” classrooms that kept students from collaborating or picking their own way to learn best.

At its core, personalized learning is about recognizing that no two students learn exactly the same way. It moves beyond the one-size-fits-all approach by focusing on each student’s strengths, needs ...

Meaningful student support starts in the classroom, the lab and the everyday relationships that faculty build with learners.

Persell 7th graders work on an assignment in math class. Compared to when he first began teaching math over a decade ago, a “quiz day” in David Gee’s 7th- and 8th-grade math class looks quite ...

No one has ever washed a rented car! Tom Friedman and Lawrence Summers have used this statement often to emphasize the importance of ownership. It originated in 1985 from the response of a military ...

Blended learning has become more popular in recent years given the creative ways educators had to teach students virtually during the pandemic, and many forms have stuck around even with the return to ...

Janet B. Walton is Senior Research Scholar at North Carolina State University’s College of Education. She is a co-editor of the STEM Road Map curriculum series, a series of books that provides project ...

Self-assessments encourage students to reflect on their skills, knowledge, learning goals, and progress in a course. These practices can range from quick, low-stakes check-ins on lecture content to in ...