As state government tightens the vise on low achievement in Michigan schools, with looming takeovers and shutdowns and now with the new third-grade retention legislation, a powerful method for lifting ...

One of the most vigorous continuing debates in elementary education is over which teaching method produces the best results. Is it teacher-directed learning, where the teacher conveys knowledge to his ...

The Australian’s readers have appreciated his intelligent writing for years. Turning his attention to the malaise afflicting Australian schooling, which he is well qualified to do, Mr Pearson has ...

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: ...

A former principal of Aurukun's school in far north Queensland has defended Noel Pearson's controversial teaching model, saying there has been a dramatic improvement since its introduction. Direct ...

It’s a principle that many teachers have come to trust, from the first time their classes filled test tubes with yeast and loaded mini-volcanoes with baking soda and vinegar: When it comes to science, ...