Sharie Murray noticed the benefits of getting kids moving during the pandemic. The K-3 special education teacher and her colleagues at North Elementary School in Birch Run, Mich., started to use short ...

The article “Students Need More Exercise. Here’s How to Add Activity Without Disrupting Learning ” (March 3, 2023) was an excellent depiction of why it’s important for students to add movement into ...

A student at an Alabama elementary school completes a social and emotional learning exercise. “If you aren’t implementing SEL practices throughout the day, you aren’t fully committed to SEL at all.” ...

L ectures are boring. Assignments are busy work. And all of that tuition is for this? When Justin Shaffer hears these kinds of complaints from students, he thinks they have a point. He also thinks ...

"Active learning" is a general term that describes any time that students get to learn something by performing an activity in class—such as answering a poll question, think-pair-sharing, working in ...

Active learning puts students at the center of the learning process by encouraging them to engage, reflect, and apply what they’re learning in meaningful ways. Rather than passively receiving ...

Daniel D. Pratt presents five perspectives on teaching gathered from several years of research across five different countries. These perspectives are presented in both theoretical and practical forms ...

In the dynamic landscape of learning in the digital age, K-12 educators are increasingly leveraging technology tools to enhance teaching and learning experiences. These tools, ranging from interactive ...