THE ART & SCIENCE OF LEARNING

Let the Learners Drive: Three Ways to Make Active Learning Work

Decades of research demonstrate that active learning is superior to lectures, but lecturing is...

How to Make Your Virtual Classroom More Intimate

Since early African hominids gathered to discuss flint chipping techniques, teachers have worked...

How to Define, Teach and Assess Interdisciplinary Outcomes in High School

Imagine looking at a high school transcript. Perhaps you are a high school student, or the...

Six Ways to Transform Your Diversity and Inclusion Program to Actually Change Behavior

For many organizations, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) training has become a necessity...

How to Navigate Effective Distance Learning

Blog post originally published April 2020. Almost as rapid as the spread of coronavirus came the...

A New Approach to Interdisciplinary Education

In the past several decades, interdisciplinary research that integrates approaches from diverse...

Cadi Russell on how the Minerva Baccalaureate combines academic rigor with student engagement

Cadi Russell is a Minerva Baccalaureate instructor teaching English Fundamentals since September...

Melissa Wilson on how Minerva Baccalaureate’s multiple assessment tools allow for effective student grading

Melissa Wilson is a Minerva Baccalaureate instructor teaching World Cultures since December 2020.

Minerva Baccalaureate: A Teacher’s Perspective

Sarah Clancy on how teaching Minerva Baccalaureate classes engages her students through an...

Different Pathways to Reforming High School

In 2012, Tony Wagner, then a Harvard Innovation Education Fellow, interviewed hundreds of CEOs...