Scientific inquiry refers to the diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence derived from their work. Inquiry also refers to the activities ...

This week’s question is: What are the differences between Project-Based, Problem-Based and Inquiry Learning? In Part One, guest responses came from educators Suzie Boss, Jeffrey Wilhelm, Steven ...

Teachers use a variety of methods to help students learn and retain material and we can find ways to modify those methods for independent studying, too. A great example of a widely-used pedagogical ...

Teachers in a rural southeast Michigan high school were recently discussing the odd behavior of the senior class. It seems the 12 th graders were acting more civilly toward the junior class in the ...

One of the joys of being an educator is embracing all the differences every student brings to the classroom, while teaching them to celebrate those unique traits in themselves and each other. Yet, ...

The following is the second of a series of excerpts from Gliksman’s book iPad in Education for Dummies. We tend to split science and humanities as though they were separate branches of life. But no ...

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This week’s question is: What are the differences between Project-Based, Problem-Based and Inquiry Learning? Thinker, educator, writer John Dewey suggested that we learned best by doing. Educators ...