Class assignments involving students’ background—like charting family trees or drawing on their cultural traditions—have been a standby for generations. But tasks that call for extensive personal ...

Creativity is the key to keeping the current generation engaged in the classroom. “Today’s students have so many more distractions—buzzes and beeps from their cellphones letting them constantly know ...

We play games in my classroom just about every day. Sometimes the games involve the use of technology. Sometimes they are interactive. And sometimes they are cooperative activities that require the ...

As kids grow and learn, their brains are being loaded with new information making the need for rest essential. Teachers are keenly aware of how essential brain breaks are during the school day to keep ...