Thinking on Education
Explore perspectives on teaching, learning, curriculum, and education trends, with practical insights for educators and school leaders.
Tackling the Bard: Teaching Shakespeare to Elementary StudentsMay 28, 2019 • Studies Weekly William Shakespeare’s works may be more than 400 years old, but their messages still resonate today. Even…
Thinking on Education: Prepare Students Without Teaching to the TestMay 2, 2019 • Studies Weekly We’re in the throes of testing season, with all of its accompanying drama and anxiety.…
Thinking on Education: Differentiated Instruction with Studies WeeklyMay 8, 2019 • Studies Weekly We all want our students to succeed. On the surface level, student success looks like solid test…
Thinking on Education: Using Portfolios in the Elementary ClassroomApril 30, 2019 • Studies Weekly For many schools throughout the United States, the elementary classroom connects students, teachers and parents hand-in-hand…
Thinking on Education: The Importance of Project-Based LearningApril 25, 2019 • Studies Weekly We all want students to experience authentic, meaningful learning within the classroom. To that end, project-based learning…
Thinking on Education: The Importance of Emotion in LearningApril 16, 2019 • Studies Weekly As your students analyze and ponder history, are they tapping into the feelings of people in…
Importance of Teaching Digital Citizenship to Elementary StudentsApril 11, 2019 • Studies Weekly We are all part of a digital world, but sometimes internet interactions bring out the uglier side…
Thinking on Education: Teaching Civil DisobedienceApr 4, 2019 • Studies Weekly NEWSLETTER As we teach history, one of the many important ideas from the world’s shared history is the use…
Thinking on Education: Women’s Important Contributions to the STEM FieldsMar. 22, 2019 • By Studies Weekly As educators all around the nation celebrate women’s roles in history this month, we…
Teaching the History of Voting RightsMarch 12, 2019 • Studies Weekly Students sitting at the desks of today’s classrooms are America’s next voters. They literally will be the deciders of…