What Is 3 Before Me?
‘3 Before Me’ requires that when students are stuck, they must first try to solve the problem in 3 different ways before asking the teacher.

‘3 Before Me’ requires that when students are stuck, they must first try to solve the problem in 3 different ways before asking the teacher.

Dewey believed that the psychological and social sides are related and that “education cannot be regarded as a compromise between the two.”

Assessment for learning is commonly referred to as formative assessment–that is, assessment designed to inform instruction.

Bandura’s Social Learning theory explained that children learn in social environments by observing and then imitating the behavior of others.

Examples of education tech include mobile devices, adaptive learning algorithms, the cloud, podcasting, and virtual reality.

Education research is great, but it has nothing on what you are able to see every day within your classroom.

The 3-2-1 strategy is a simple way to frame a topic or task, making it useful for anything from discussion prompts to inquiry learning.

From formative and summative assessment to criterion-referenced and benchmark assessment, each type of assessment has a unique function.

Reflection is a fundamental tenet of learning; and therefore, a fundamental part of teaching. Here’s what it means to be a reflective teacher.

Reciprocal teaching is a teacher-guided strategy where small groups of students play specific roles in the comprehension of a text.

A teaching strategy is anything the teacher does to help students learn. From reciprocal teaching to clarity, here are 6 to get started.

Implementing the instructional process of formative assessment can actually maximize learning and help teachers save time in the classroom.

An asynchronous learning community is one where students learn together bound by some component other than time.

The school year is a marathon, not a series of sprints. You have longer than you think to help students learn by transforming your teaching.