September 24th, 2018
At SXSW EDU 2018, The Christensen Institute’s Director of Education Research, Julia Freeland Fisher, reveals innovative schools that are creating learning models that strengthen teacher-student…
September 24th, 2018
There's no arguing the importance of STEM education, but schools and districts don't always have the money to "extra" STEM activities for students or teachers.…
September 24th, 2018
Personality tests are fun. Some people derive valuable insights from them. Others simply use them to validate what they already know about themselves. Most just…
September 21st, 2018
Most teachers rely on data to personalize learning and understand student performance--and parents overwhelmingly support teachers' data use, according to a poll from the Data…
September 21st, 2018
As we address the challenges of a highly competitive world, we must enable students to learn and generate new ideas by moving away from the…
September 20th, 2018
I am always looking for new ways to get to know my students. Over the past two decades, I have attempted dozens of different types…
September 20th, 2018
STEM learning is a cornerstone of education in today's K-12 schools, but STEM classrooms often aren't all that inspiring to students who are blind or…
September 19th, 2018
As a former social studies educator and current learning specialist, my idea of nirvana is to help grow students who can examine issues from multiple…
September 19th, 2018
No one can dispute the importance of technology in today's homes and classrooms. Seeing a child with a mobile device is nothing new, and many…
September 18th, 2018
Teenagers' social media use has doubled in recent years, from 34 percent who reported using social media multiple times a day in 2012 to 70…
