We have a saying where I work at the Van Andel Institute for Education: “We believe learning should be memorable, meaningful, and fun!” It’s a quote that I earnestly believe in, but I also recognize ...

The teacher lights the fire of learning by filling the school bucket with positive psychology principles and practices. The positive psychology teacher helps children and adolescents learn to use ...

The increase in conversations about how to serve the overall needs of students, including their social and emotional needs, is one of the silver linings of education during the pandemic. While the ...

Planning for the fall semester is upon us. Or, at least, some kind of planning for some kind of semester that may or may not be online or at a distance or a HyFlex. And the lamentations over ...

The coronavirus pandemic has thrown the world of higher education into turmoil. Somehow, it was only a few weeks ago when a flurry of articles discussed the ins and outs of the transition to remote ...

As education evolves, the classroom is no longer limited to books and blackboards. Digital resources–interactive platforms, games, simulations, and multimedia–allow educators to bring subjects alive ...

College students are habituated to a classroom norm sociologists call civil attention: creating the appearance of paying attention (sitting still, looking awake, scribbling or typing) while ...

Co-creating with students is a process by which students collaborate with teachers in designing their own learning experience. With an emphasis on student perspectives, it is based on constructivist ...

You don't need to be a teacher to recognize that important student learning takes place outside of the classroom. Service learning is an intentional instructional strategy used by schools across the ...