Active learning teaching strategies in K-12 education encompass dynamic approaches that engage students in the classroom learning process, fostering deeper understanding and retention. When we examine ...

Active Learning has been referred to as many things, including “project-based learning” and “flipped classes.” The fundamental premise of active learning is the replacement of passive class time with ...

Excerpted from Writing Their Future Selves: Instructional Strategies to Affirm Student Identity, © 2023 by Miriam Plotinsky. Used with permission of the publisher, W ...

Active study strategies are dynamic approaches that engage students in the classroom learning process, fostering deeper understanding and retention of material. What are active study strategies? These ...

Students whose STEM courses are taught using active learning perform better than those taught with traditional lectures. That was the top-line finding of a widely cited 2014 meta-analysis, and it has ...

Many of the concerns listed on this webpage use technology to address problems that may arise when building in active learning. Here you will also find additional resources to help facilitate teaching ...

I describe how Eric Mazur redesigned his physics course during the pandemic — and became convinced that online teaching is better. I point you to our recent virtual forum, which can answer some of ...

After teaching students about a particular skill or concept, ask them to spend five minutes working to solve a practice problem, or a question from last year’s problem set, in groups of three students ...

This expertise might be honed through experience, supportive networks, and access to quality professional learning opportunities. The Society Committee on Education, along with various units across ...

College students are habituated to a classroom norm sociologists call civil attention: creating the appearance of paying attention (sitting still, looking awake, scribbling or typing) while ...

In this foundational workshop, we’ll explore your current teaching methods and reframe them through a focus on active learning. Learners will also be introduced to the Session Strategy Planning ...

Fortunately, actively learning can become part of an instructor’s lectures in small steps. Incorporating one of these activities into your already created lectures is a great step in getting students ...