In their new book Teaching Better, Brad and Genevieve Ermeling describe their first-hand experience with Japanese lesson study and the important lessons they learned from collaborating with colleagues ...

The gifted group. The slow group. The behavioral issues group. Grouping in schools fell out of favor partially because educators—and parents—felt like kids were getting labeled and that groupings didn ...

Vicki S. Collet agreed to answer a few questions about her book, Collaborative Lesson Study: ReVisioning Teacher Professional Development. Vicki Collet is an associate professor of curriculum and ...

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 ...

The study, “Using Framing Theory to Facilitate the Influence of Collaborative Learning on Teacher Noticing: A Case of Chinese Lesson Study,” by Zuo and Qi from the Beijing Normal University was ...

Indrani Dey is a PhD student in Learning Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studying under Dr. Sadhana Puntambekar. At iSAT, she works with Dr. Puntambekar to investigate how students’ ...

Gamification and game-based learning are transforming classrooms by making lessons more interactive and goal-oriented. From Kahoot quizzes to leaderboard challenges, these approaches can enhance ...

AI-powered visual design platforms like Canva’s Magic Studio are streamlining lesson creation for educators, turning text prompts into polished presentations and graphics. These tools integrate ...

Last year, a third-grade teacher in São Paulo told me she had “finally found the perfect AI tool.” It generated colorful worksheets in seconds. Vocabulary lists, reading comprehension questions, even ...