One of the most fundamental skills students learn in school is still at the forefront of the national education conversation—how kids learn to read. The “science of reading” movement pushed forward in ...

A dozen college students are saying the word "pat" and jotting down notes about the sounds being made. "Puh - AH - tt" Pay attention to the shapes your mouths make as you pronounce the word, instructs ...

American Association for the Advancement of Science. (1998). Blueprints for Science Literacy. New York: Oxford University Press. American Association for the Advancement of Science. (1989). Science ...

Research shows that that children learn science and engineering subjects best by engaging from an early age in the kinds of practices used by real scientists and engineers. By doing science and ...

Teaching methods are the broader techniques used to help students achieve learning outcomes, while activities are the different ways of implementing these methods. Teaching methods help students: ...

Science understanding and expertise are essential to the function of modern society and are foundational within science education. Understanding scientific concepts and processes, especially in ...

One A vision of ambitious science teaching -- Two Planning for engagement with big science ideas -- Core practice set #1 -- Three Talk as a tool for learning -- Productive discourse, Part 1 -- Four ...

A couple of years ago, five faculty members at Harvard University published an intriguing study. They had run an experiment in an introductory undergraduate physics course to figure out why active ...