Teachers who understand specific learning difficulties (SpLDs) are better equipped to help students achieve their highest potential. SpLDs are not related to intelligence. However, they can often create barriers to learning and processing information, which can impact a young person's…
Nurturing cognitive development in children across K-12 can be tough for teachers. But the simple act of play is more powerful than you think. The cognitive processes that are maturing during a child’s life are maturing through play. Imaginative play is…
Franz Boas (1858-1942) is remembered today primarily as an ethnographer of Indigenous Americans and as the ‘Father of American Anthropology’. His enduring legacy, however, is that he turned anthropology to confront the question of race and, through his writing and…
Corporate Social Responsibility Examples: Purpose Is Important A quiet — and sometimes not-so-quiet — revolution is taking place in the corporate world. It centers around corporate social responsibility (CSR) and a concept that’s being discussed more and more often in…
Adopting visible learning teaching strategies in school settings can be a positive and effective way to increase student achievement. Read more about the research on visible learning, learn about strategies for implementing visible learning at school and access helpful resources…
Adopting culturally responsive teaching can help teachers create a more inclusive and equitable learning environment for students of all backgrounds. By focusing on how each student's strengths and individual life experiences, this method can be used to help them achieve…
This short article introduces the ‘five-step learning cycle’ and how it is confirmed by what we know about how brains learn. Successful teachers, consciously or unconsciously, take their students through this cycle. Putting it into practice will improve learning outcomes for…
Visible learning is an approach to teaching in which teachers reflect on their practice and use evidence of student learning to inform future instruction. That way, teachers can tailor their lessons to match student needs and ensure that students are…