A third grade student sets the last domino down in a row along the edge of a table while playing in Crystal O’Brien’s classroom at Shidler Elementary School in Oklahoma City. Credit: Ariel ...

Active learning strategies engage students in the learning process, fostering deeper understanding and retention. By encouraging participation, collaboration, and critical thinking during classroom ...

The evolving landscape of education has seen a significant transformation with the adoption of flipped classroom methodologies and active learning strategies. This approach reallocates traditional ...

Active learning, or instructional methods that actively engage students in their own learning, is on the rise. So, too, are physical spaces dedicated to this kind of teaching. These are positive ...

While it might be tempting to view “active learning” as another educational buzzword, a large body of research demonstrates that active and collaborative classrooms produce deeper and more ...

Hours of small-group instruction lead to the kind of background noise that interferes with learning. It’s hard to concentrate when there’s lots of talking in the background. That’s a problem for ...

This blog is authored by Shayne Sobell, AIA, NCARB, Project Academic Planner, Page; and Melissa Burns AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Lead Academic Planner and Principal, Page. Active Learning Classrooms (ALCs) ...

In my 12 years of undergraduate teaching, I’ve never had a freshman verbally attack me for asking my Composition students to bring a hard copy of their writing assignment to a designated writing ...

This project is not being offered for the current term. Please check back next semester for updates. This National Science Foundation project works with local elementary school teachers, who teach ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Two third-graders sat on the floor of their classroom and lined up a row of dominoes along the edge of a low-lying table. They positioned themselves at each end of the row of ...

Fortunately, actively learning can become part of an instructor’s lectures in small steps. Incorporating one of these activities into your already created lectures is a great step in getting students ...

College students are habituated to a classroom norm sociologists call civil attention: creating the appearance of paying attention (sitting still, looking awake, scribbling or typing) while ...