Cooperative and collaborative learning are not new concepts in the field of education - they have been studied for decades and have been used as classroom practices for much longer than that. Although ...

While it might be tempting to view “active learning” as another educational buzzword, a large body of research demonstrates that active and collaborative classrooms produce deeper and more ...

Recent mathematics education reform efforts call for the instantiation of mathematics classroom environments where students have opportunities to reason and construct their understandings as part of a ...

Tech tools such as Promethean’s ActivPanel help K-12 teachers balance learning approaches for impactful student engagement.

The pedagogical strategy of cooperative learning is an effective way to achieve the goals of feminist teaching. The cooperative-learning approach, including its advantages and risks, is illustrated ...

Suchi Rudra is a writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, BBC and Vice, among other publications. The future of learning is collaborative, and the modern classroom is starting to reflect ...

The debate over online versus in-person classroom learning in K-12 education rages on, driven by concerns over student engagement, academic performance, and social-emotional development. Advocates of ...

Think-pair-share (TPS) is the black dress of active learning: a highly flexible tool that can take as little or as much time as needed, and serve a number of pedagogical purposes including ...

Debbie Zacarian (debbie@zacarianconsulting.com) is known for her work in advancing student engagement and achievement. She is an education consultant and the author of many books, including two ...