Helping Student Succeed

Check out our recommended books that describe research on the science of learning and provide practical tips for classroom teaching.

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Make, study and find online flashcards on Quizlet. Create your own or find cards already created by students and teachers for any subject. Try it free!

Flashcards are an effective learning tool, but flashcard apps can be even more powerful. Here are 5 flashcard apps to improve your studies.

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Instead of asking our students "Any questions?" and hoping for a response, we can use polling technologies to enable and invite all of our students to share their questions and respond to ours. The resources in this collection will help you use these technologies intentionally for student learning.

Class participation has long been a hallmark of higher education, often used to assess student engagement and learning. However, traditional participation grading—primarily measuring how often students speak in class and assigning a point value to it—fails to capture the full spectrum of meaningful contributions made by learners.

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Sponsored by Studyo . Watch a video version of this tip on Instagram. Formative assessments are those smaller checks for understanding that we do throughout a unit of instruction. For example, if I’m teaching a three-week unit on a particular topic with a final test at the end, I might include two or three smaller …

White boards for retrieval practice are engaging and effective for learning, providing flexibility for question prompts and student responses. Read tips by cognitive scientist Dr. Janell Blunt and make this a no-prep strategy for your classroom.

Sharpen your listening skills with practical tips and real-world examples designed for educators and academic leaders. Learn how to apply these strategies effectively and enhance your ability to lead, support, and connect with students and colleagues.

The Educationalist. By Alexandra Mihai

Michelle Miller on episode 558 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast

From New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health—and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood

Classroom teacher and popular blogger Larry Ferlazzo shares ways to give feedback that enhances students’ sense of competence and builds intrinsic motivation.

A new study has come out which basically finds that students will be more likely to use retrieval practice as a studying strategy if you explain the reasoning behind it and why it works. I&#…

Stephanie Wasmanski, Wilkes University Keywords: Student Choice, Student Autonomy, Self-Determination TheoryKey Statement: Supporting students’ basic psychological needs of autonomy and competence through self-selected activities and positive feedback may enhance student engagement and motivation. IntroductionEducators are tasked with finding strategies and creating learning environments that both support and enhance student motivation and engagement. You may have found yourself evaluating the m

In this second installment of our “Would You Rather?” series, we will delve into strategies for facilitating meaning-making in the classroom. Once students have had an opportunity to acquire information, how can we support them in transforming that information into deep, personal understanding? How can we ensure that every student, regardless of their background or […]