When we facilitate professional development events, there’s often a common theme: teachers understand the importance of active STEM teaching and learning, but don’t always know how to implement it in ...

Two key trends are shaping the teaching of programming to the next generation of computing engineers at present. The first is ...

It's been more than 30 years since psychologist Carol Dweck introduced "growth mindset"—the psychological and motivational effects of believing that a person's ability in any domain is not fixed but ...

A blend of family attitudes, cultural ideas, and frustration often lead students to believe that math ability is a fixed trait like eye color, teachers say. They believe they are either born with the ...

Schools have long proved fertile ground for the latest fads and fashions. From Brain Gym to learning styles, a succession of innovations have been enthusiastically embraced in the classroom, only to ...

In an earlier life stage, I marveled at how my son and his early career schoolteacher friends adapted to their new roles. They quickly became confident and entertaining presenters, cared about ...

Growing interest in teaching “grit” or “growth mindset” is a hopeful sign. It reflects an increasing awareness that richer, deeper learning can flow from having students struggle with a challenging ...

The project that teacher Matt Gebhard presented to students earlier this month at the Amp Lab entrepreneurship high school in ...