Student Engagement

Getting students to be physically active while they’re learning can deliver significant cognitive and academic benefits, a new study confirms.

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

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

Efficiency and engagement are critical components of online learning—these often-overlooked, free tools can boost both.

There’s a powerful academic impact, new research reveals, when students are voracious, voluntary readers.

Middle and high school students suddenly face more complex schedules, tougher academic work, and an expanding network of friends. How can we help them manage it all?

Visual note-taking allows information to be processed by the brain in three different ways.

When students lead the conversation in their parent-teacher conferences, they take ownership of their learning and growth.

Elementary students may struggle with the wording of problems, and the visual supports of comics can help them focus on the math.

If the goal is to develop lifelong readers, students need time in class to practice—and learn to enjoy—reading.

TikTok’s bite-sized video content helps educators deliver key academic concepts while their students learn anywhere, anytime.

Writing improves learning by consolidating information in long-term memory, researchers explain. Plus, five engaging writing activities to use in all subjects.

These social and emotional learning strategies won’t take a lot of time, but they can have a big impact on middle and high school students.