High-quality instructional materials (HQIMs) are educational resources designed to effectively support student learning. They can include textbooks, lesson plans, digital resources and other materials ...

When students work in teams to examine a real-world problem, the result offers a means to bring teaching and research together. Here, Kate Black and Jonny Hall explain how this pedagogy benefits ...

As Common Core State Standards are incorporated from school to school across the country, educators are discussing their value. It may seem that educators are arguing over whether the CCSS will roll ...

The Education Week Spotlight on Inquiry-Based Learning is a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors for their insights on what the data says about inquiry-based learning, if your district ...

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, ...

A large, international study shows that problem-based learning is more effective than standard instruction in math and science, and a national survey confirms that students, parents and teachers all ...

Undergraduate research experiences help retain students in science majors and prepare our workforce for increasingly competitive jobs. Course-based approaches to research and inquiry allow educators ...

You’d think that since Socrates, Plato and Aristotle sat together under the legendary plane tree in Athens around 430 BC, the debate about whether some form of ...

Investigating elements of the earth’s crust by collecting rocks and soil outdoors is an important part of disaster resilience education for these preschoolers (Image: ABC Kids Early Education).