I am grateful for the care and commitment you bring each day to your classrooms—inspiring students to share their insights and experiences in an authentic way. This, of course, contributes to creating ...

Why do we care about engagement? As educators, we would like our students to be successful and we know part of that is for them to care about their courses and program of study. The more your care ...

Like lots of teachers, I spent the week before school trying to rest as much as I could. Also, like lots of teachers, I instead found myself digging in and getting to work in preparation for the ...

What is a Lesson Plan? An effective lesson plan demonstrates how a teacher creates objectives for his or her students and measures how those objectives are mastered. Creating a lesson plan begins with ...

The process of setting and evaluating Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) has become increasingly popular as an example where classroom assessment is intended to fulfill the dual purpose use of ...

Colleges and universities often purport to pursue racial justice, diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, yet they offer few tools or strategies to support instructors in enacting truly ...

When you begin creating a course, you want to design with the end in mind. The best way to approach this is to start by writing measurable course learning objectives. Course learning objectives are ...

L ast year, Nhora Lucía Serrano added a twist to her literature course at Hamilton College. She asked her students to design worlds in virtual reality, inspired by novels such as Alice in Wonderland ...

Thomas Jefferson knew the importance of a well-informed electorate. In 1789, he wrote, “[W]herever the people are well informed they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get ...

While classroom disruptions are uncommon, they can be challenging when they arise. This page brings together resources to help faculty respond constructively, with quick access to best practices and ...