Xpress: What is one popular and useful activity you conduct with the kids you work with, and what lessons can this activity provide in how to engage young people in the learning process? Carpenter: At ...

We have a saying where I work at the Van Andel Institute for Education: “We believe learning should be memorable, meaningful, and fun!” It’s a quote that I earnestly believe in, but I also recognize ...

The teacher lights the fire of learning by filling the school bucket with positive psychology principles and practices. The positive psychology teacher helps children and adolescents learn to use ...

The increase in conversations about how to serve the overall needs of students, including their social and emotional needs, is one of the silver linings of education during the pandemic. While the ...

US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon has announced two new supplemental priorities for federal discretionary grants. The priorities are titled Meaningful Learning and Career Pathways and Workforce ...

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 ...

Active learning puts students at the center of the learning process by encouraging them to engage, reflect, and apply what they’re learning in meaningful ways. Rather than passively receiving ...

LETTER | The government’s announcement allowing six-year-olds to enter Standard 1 has reopened an important conversation about childhood readiness and learning. While this move is welcome, it also ...