These are examples of learning activities used by SHED faculty. Each activity outline is followed by some teaching tips that the instructor has found helpful while using these activities and teaching ...

Pick any high-priority instructional initiative in your district. Can you think of at least one teacher who is excelling in that priority area? Maybe it’s an early-elementary teacher facilitating ...

For decades, researchers have found that teachers in public schools have undervalued the potential for academic success among students of color, setting low expectations for them and thinking of ...

To help set up your asynchronous online section, consider the following ideas: Use discussion forums for weekly interaction. Create discussion prompts each week to encourage ongoing peer engagement.

College Teaching, Vol. 51, No. 3 (Summer, 2003), pp. 111-114 (4 pages) A school should plan not only for the improvement of its curricula, programs, and facilities, but also for the continuous ...

The first time Sacred Heart Sr. Mary Atimango reached out to a group of gang members who had been carrying out attacks and robberies around Juba, South Sudan's capital, she was overwhelmed with fear.

In early 2002, a White House promise spawned a program that would radically change the way civilians interact with the federal government. In speech after speech, White House officials proposed ...

A 2010 Arizona law banned ethnic studies from being taught at public schools, but a federal court overturned it in 2017. The Texas State Board of Education in 2016 rejected a Mexican American studies ...

Incidental teaching is a naturalistic teaching method used in certain therapies and support programs such as Applied Behavior Analysis therapy (ABA). While incidental teaching in ABA is not a therapy ...

There is no room for self-pity in Room 148 of Falls Church High School. Adam is in a wheelchair, but Ms. Shugol still thinks he needs to learn to calculate compound interest. Le has cerebral palsy, ...