Montessori is a method well-known in early childhood teaching that rejects some of the tenets of traditional education.

The C. Roland Christensen Center for Teaching and Learning (CCTL) opened its doors 20 years ago, with the mission to promote and support teaching excellence and innovation. We talked with the center’s ...

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Active learning puts students at the center of the learning process by encouraging them to engage, reflect, and apply what they’re learning in meaningful ways. Rather than passively receiving ...

In education, as in psychology, clarity matters. Yet in everyday conversations about teaching and learning, terms like learning theory and pedagogy are often used interchangeably. Phrases such as “We ...

A piano teacher has won over an Oscar-winning composer with his new method for teaching students to play, and to compose their own music. The "Payam Method" has students sweeping national competitions ...

Clarification: A previous version of this story had a different image. It has been updated for clarity. Walk into any kindergarten classroom this fall, and there’s a good chance students will be ...