Today’s post continues a yearlong series examining common mistakes made in the name of culturally responsive teaching and what to do instead. Culturally responsive teaching prioritizes academic ...

In classrooms, educators have long relied on experience and gut instinct to gauge student understanding and classroom dynamics. Intuition will always be a valuable tool for teachers, but the rise of ...

True education is as much about the environment as it is about instruction. That may sound like a bold statement, but it makes sense when you take a moment to consider the evidence. If a child is ...

Teacher talk seems intuitive—the expert imparts knowledge onto novices, who passively receive expertise like a car or machine receives parts at every station on an assembly line. In reality, an ...

I cold call in my class, because my students will need to be ready to talk on the spot as lawyers.” In my work as a faculty ...

The tapestry of America’s history is arguably woven with threads of multiculturalism, reflecting a nation that has embraced diversity since its inception. In many ways, the history of multicultural ...

One way to future-proof students in our globalised world is to improve their cross-cultural communication skills. And with students and academics more mobile than ever, the ability to reach across ...

What is Inclusion in the Classroom and Why is it Important? Inclusion in the classroom means that all children, no matter their racial, religious, or ethnic background, gender, learning style, or ...

Red, blue, yellow, green, and purple flooded the courtyard of my high school on a cold winter morning. For our first-ever Pride Week, students were asked to wear bright colors to show their support ...

Plenty of homework, small classroom sizes and a long school day are often seen as the mark of a successful school—but research shows the number one factor that impacts learning is engaging teaching.

Texas has mandated Bible stories for over five million students, sparking national debate. This move, part of a broader ...

Zaretta Hammond began this series last year on the common elements that teachers get wrong about culturally responsive teaching, and many more educators will be contributing their thoughts on the ...