Assignments are a crucial part of the learning experience for students. Yet, surprisingly, there are relatively few professional development resources or conference sessions on how to design ...

As a new semester approaches, and we put the finishing touches on our syllabi, the issue of how to motivate students is very much on faculty minds. Behind every assignment, reading, and in-class ...

For the average professor, a student whose notebook is full of miscellaneous papers, magazine clippings, grocery lists, foil, dryer lint or playing cards doesn’t seem like an effective use of space.

As a college professor, I know that getting students excited about the work I have to grade later can be one of the more frustrating things about teaching. But when an assignment hits the right chord, ...

You can guide kids in prioritizing assignments to make sure the most important ones don’t get lost in the shuffle. Here’s something I wrote about the topic for Character Lab as a Tip of the Week: One ...

Students have to make a lot of notes studying in college. Nowadays, the most widespread way to note something is by using paper notebooks. Some time ago, the Rocketbook company released a leading-edge ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Navigating the maze of Jefferson County Public Schools’ student assignment plan can be daunting for newcomers. It’s a lesson Lorelei Schweickert and her 13-year-old daughter, ...