When designing formative assessments, instructors need to think about aligning the assessed knowledge and skills, as well the assessment format itself, with desired learning outcomes and with the ...

I spend much of my time working with teachers to improve learning environments in ways that reach all students. In my current position as a universal design for learning (UDL) facilitator, I support ...

When Kate Smith’s second grade class finished their virtual field trip to a local farm, her students chose how they wanted to share what they had learned. Some kids created postcards or a poster with ...

Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and analysis to make sense of the news. Episodes drop Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Some educators who want to make online learning more ...

Most teachers will agree that student brains are as diverse as their fingerprints. Each student is compelled by different interests, aided by different strengths, and hindered by different struggles.

Think about the last time you went inside a medical building. They often have large, wide elevators and automatic doors; big, bold signs for easy directions; and translators for people who speak ...

Teacher and former interior designer Erin Klein argues that students must have a voice in how they learn, and part of that involves listening to their needs when it comes to classroom design — for ...

Many people, myself included, are “freedom” learners. We tend not to thrive in formal learning environments because the expectation to learn in a predefined, sequential way makes us go a little ...

A holistic approach to remote work means providing the opportunity to learn. Here's how to design that online curriculum. “Human life, however varied, consists in the performance of specific ...