In the 1980s, math departments banned calculators, fearing arithmetic fluency would erode. In the 1990s, faculty banned ...

It’s 7:50 a.m. on a Friday in a fourth-grade classroom at Crockett Elementary School in Phoenix, Arizona. The students are quiet and focused, working on their “Zen Tangles,” a mindfulness-based art ...

What is Inclusion in the Classroom and Why is it Important? Inclusion in the classroom means that all children, no matter their racial, religious, or ethnic background, gender, learning style, or ...

Improving student engagement in the classroom is a common concern among faculty these days. At some point in the conversation, the mythic college student makes an appearance. That perfect student of ...

Having the opportunity to create a learning environment that encourages creative thinking, teachers are in a unique position to help students develop one of their most important life skills. Although ...

Classroom learning remains a cornerstone of education, fostering a dynamic environment where students engage with peers and instructors in real-time. Within these walls, knowledge transcends textbooks ...

Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh.

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The new question of the week—directed toward students—is: What has been your best experience in the classroom, and what action or actions did a teacher take to help you make it happen (if they did)?

Who you go to school with matters. Almost all of us, as children or parents of children, have felt the influence of good, and bad, classmates at school. There is a large body of research showing ...

The National Book Award–winning author and scholar makes her children's book debut with 'Hope in a Classroom,' out from ...

The majority of classes in Australian primary school are made up of children from the same grade. The philosophy behind this is students of similar ages are grouped together to align with similar ...