A few weeks ago, I saw a tweet (now deleted and long gone) stating that parents don’t need to teach their kids to share. I can’t remember the exact wording, but the reasoning was something along the ...

Teachers are busy. We plan, grade, and provide students with extra help or a shoulder to lean on. We talk with parents, coach teams, advise clubs, lead committees, and participate in professional ...

Come join a discussion about effective teaching strategies with a panel of four faculty who attended the National Effective Teaching Institute Workshop. They will share insights and lessons learned ...

While the three Smith College faculty members selected for this year’s Sherrerd Teaching Awards followed different paths to becoming educators, they share a commitment to creating inclusive classrooms ...

Last month I described a teaching center’s podcast series on failure, which aims to help students put the experience in context by recounting the failure stories of successful people. I asked if ...

Globally, more than 258 million children and young people between the ages of 6 and 17 are not in school. In South Africa, the figure stands at 232,000 for children aged between 7 and 17. The main ...

Picture a typical afternoon: you and your partner are sitting in the park, watching your kids play. Suddenly, a squabble breaks the harmony: your little one doesn't want to share their favorite toy.

Young students are struggling with fine motor skills, like using scissors and pencils, and social-emotional capabilities, such as following instructions and sharing, teachers report. Strong majorities ...

We designed these four teaching workshops with the intention to give people an efficient overview of the knowledge they might need to teach hybrid and online classes. We didn’t want to give a lot of ...