When I taught middle school math, some of my worst days as a teacher were spent sitting at an uncomfortable cafeteria table, watching someone slog through a PowerPoint about strategies for classroom ...
Over the years, homework has shifted from reinforcing classroom lessons to delivering the lessons themselves. Teachers now assign videos, readings, and problem sets for students to tackle ...
At the beginning of a recent math class, students spent six minutes discussing a topic they knew well: themselves. What’s ...
Efforts to use the tech to customize lessons to students' individual interest demonstrate its potential—and the shortcomings.
At Frederick Classical Charter School in Maryland, nearly 400 students from kindergarten through eighth grade follow a ...