Trendy approaches to teaching come and go, but some of them stick around. Inquiry-based learning, for example, is no longer a trend--it’s the dominant mode of instruction for many educators around the ...

When we make class time about exploration, it’s important that we not only design worthy assessments, but we also track what we learn while the students are going through the process. This data will ...

Transforming teaching practices is a long, slow road. But increasingly schools and teachers experiencing success are sharing their ideas online and in-person. Science Leadership Academy opened as a ...

High-quality instructional materials (HQIMs) are educational resources designed to effectively support student learning. They can include textbooks, lesson plans, digital resources and other materials ...

In just a few short years, technology has changed education in Anderson County. Out are the traditional lectures, memorization and learning by rote. In are Chromebooks, digital textbooks and ...

One of the joys of being an educator is embracing all the differences every student brings to the classroom, while teaching them to celebrate those unique traits in themselves and each other. Yet, ...

S tan Yoshinobu didn’t invent inquiry-based learning, a method of instruction that replaces the time-honored lecture with student-led presentations and group work. That credit goes to the late ...

The Indiana Academic Standards for Science and the Next Generation Science Standards emphasize inquiry as a prominent instructional method and a defining characteristic of science. This workshop ...

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