This article was written for our sponsor, Participate Learning. For many students, summer is much-anticipated respite from the classroom. But oftentimes, the lapse in regular academic instruction can ...

Researchers have found that one key way to encourage intrinsic motivation to learn is by making classroom lessons relevant to students’ lives. This element is constant—whether we’re doing remote ...

What is a Lesson Plan? An effective lesson plan demonstrates how a teacher creates objectives for his or her students and measures how those objectives are mastered. Creating a lesson plan begins with ...

If you are curious about the world, the growing number of English Language Learners in your classroom represents a tremendous opportunity to connect with students from all over the planet as well as ...

The main English/language arts textbooks for California’s elementary and middle schools will incorporate lessons for English-learners for the first time, reducing the need for separate materials in ...

Schools are under constant pressure to make budget cuts, and music programs are often first on the chopping block. Now, an extensive study from the University of British Columbia in Canada shows that ...