The more researchers learn about child development and the human brain, the more they realize how differently each person learns. Learning theories aren’t new. Researchers have studied the differences between visual and oral learners for decades. However, learning differences are more complex than that, and some of your brightest students might ...

If you have reading specialists in your school, it might seem like they are constantly on the go. They move from one classroom to the next with copies of “Green Eggs and Ham” and “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” tucked under their arms. They often have flashcards and ...

Teachers often feel trying to boost reading skills or getting students interested in reading are Sisyphean tasks. You design lesson plans with plays, puppets, modern retellings, videos, games and other activities just to try and engage students with the material. And even if you can get your students excited about one ...

As an educator, you do your best to create engaging lesson plans. You try to connect to each student — even if you have a classroom of 20 to 30 learners. However, students often miss key lessons that you don’t have time to go back to, or they simply lack ...

Every year, a fresh batch of students joins your classroom. Within a few months, you have a clear idea of which students are bored and which have gaps in their knowledge. In some cases, you might want to lobby for additional resources to help students with learning disabilities participate equally ...

Teachers at all grade levels struggle to engage students with required reading. In the younger grades, teachers might encounter students who are still struggling to read basic sentences, much less pick up on literary elements. In the older grades, teachers battle against surly students who claim they don’t like reading ...

Most people think principals are people who run schools and vice principals (or assistant principals) simply help them. Vice principals are often considered backup leaders who can step in during an emergency — not unlike the vice president of the United States. The role of a school vice principal is more ...

The remote learning experiences from the past few years highlighted how useful technology can be in the classroom. However, technology often requires money and resources — two things that are nearly impossible to find in some schools. Teachers need to pay for software subscriptions and invest in hardware (tablets, VR ...

Nano-learning in the classroom is a way of teaching that breaks lessons into snippets. Instead of presenting information in a lecture (even 30 minutes can seem like forever to students), the subject matter is divided into digestible bits with small activities to reinforce the ideas. Nano-learning holds the attention of ...