Teaching Human Rights: Resources, Benefits, And Guiding Questions
The right questions and resources for teaching human rights can help create more inclusive environments for the next generation of learners.
The right questions and resources for teaching human rights can help create more inclusive environments for the next generation of learners.
Student-centered teaching is teaching designed for the student. Done well, it can disarm some of the more intimidating parts of academia.
Just as a teacher has to create conditions that support and encourage student success, school districts have to support teachers’ PD.
By definition, learning is social in nature. Using different mediums, whether it be books, discussions, technology, we study and make meaning together.
Lesson study is not about discovering the one right way to teach a lesson but about building knowledge of many teaching models and strategies.
State-Dependent Recall: It is easiest to recall information when you are in a state similar to the one in which you initially learned the material.
Even as apps have fallen in favor, mobility is the new standard. Information, communication, search—mobility matters in the modern world.
To get the best work from a student, they need to create their own standards for quality academic work–ideally alongside you, as a teacher.
Problem-solving and critical thinking are both skills and habits that allow students to apply and transfer academic knowledge into the real-world.
What happens when, after demonstrating mastery of every standard we can think of, students are exceptional at absolutely nothing?
The start of the year is often reduced to organizing, setting rules, & learning names. What should we consider when headed back to school?
Besides teaching, there aren’t many jobs where it’s your job to work with so many children to make their life better on a daily basis.