As students grapple with discovering their identities, teachers can help by modeling how to accept different identities with compassion.

Learning from mistakes is crucial for growth. Here are a few ways teachers can prepare to take advantage of them.

Research shows that playing games in the classroom can increase student participation, foster social and emotional learning, and motivate students to take risks.

At a high school in Florida, ebooks transformed student reading habits—and improved proficiency across a wide range of students.

Extending understanding in subtle ways can lead to more student ownership, and unleash unexpected possibilities in the classroom.

Landscape paintings can inspire elementary students to use their five senses and incorporate imaginative details in their writing.

Students gain a rich understanding of civil rights when they build from their ideas of fairness to the larger issue of justice.

Parents of preschoolers generally want to be involved in their kids’ education—the key is to ease they way for them.

A mini-golf course, a canoe trip down the local river, a discussion about environmental justice. Here’s how schools are teaching students about environmental science.