Guidance for educators

As a student, your day would probably be spent juggling lectures, tutorials and extra-curricular activities, not forgetting the many assignments that you would have to complete before the week is over. With a schedule…

I was reflecting recently on how as children we learn many of the non-cognitive skills that are needed for learning and for life.

While it is possible to learn by listening, I’ve found that oral participation leads to greater gains in student literacy and engagement. English language learners in particular benefit from ample talk time, but they…

Whether you are ‘for’ assigning homework or ‘against’ assigning homework, there are definitely a few advantages to assigning homework to upper elementary students.

Human beings have an attention span of under 8 seconds. This is less than a goldfish.