Sharie Murray noticed the benefits of getting kids moving during the pandemic. The K-3 special education teacher and her colleagues at North Elementary School in Birch Run, Mich., started to use short ...

This lesson explores the history and use of thirteen different historic forts in the Dakota territory. The lesson, which features author Jeff Barnes speaking at Deadw ...

Physical activity breaks in the classroom can help ramp up student fitness and increase attention—or turn into a chaotic hassle that teachers work to avoid. Fewer than 9 percent of school-age children ...

Group of tired school kids feeling bored while sitting in the classroom during the lecture. [W]hat is often overlooked is that some of the most transformative benefits of physical activity happen in ...

A classroom activity helped students focus better and feel happier during lessons without disrupting schedules.

Classroom learning remains a cornerstone of education, fostering a dynamic environment where students engage with peers and instructors in real-time. Within these walls, knowledge transcends textbooks ...

L ectures are boring. Assignments are busy work. And all of that tuition is for this? When Justin Shaffer hears these kinds of complaints from students, he thinks they have a point. He also thinks ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) talks about the meaning of the 1st Amendment. In this lesson, students will explore the intersection of the First Amendment to ...

Last April, I was a month out from the end of the spring semester when I read in The Chronicle about the “stunning’ level of student disconnection.” At the time, I was teaching three in-person courses ...

Monkey in My Chair is a program developed for children fighting cancer. During chemo, surgery, and other treatments, the kids tend to miss a lot of classroom time. Heidi Feyerherm-Smith developed the ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Students who enroll in William Altman’s psychology classes at the State University of New York’s ...

As kids grow and learn, their brains are being loaded with new information making the need for rest essential. Teachers are keenly aware of how essential brain breaks are during the school day to keep ...