In science education, we often wrestle with the balance between covering content and cultivating deep understanding. We want our students...

A few months ago, AP Environmental Science teacher William Mattes  reached out with an idea he had been developing. He wanted to create a...

Monkey Business Images/shutterstock.com We all know that teaching science is a mix of magic, chaos, and the occasional safety goggle...

Teachers are often encouraged to use scaffolding techniques to support their students’ learning. But what exactly is "scaffolding" in an...

When I started teaching, it was a given that all new teachers would be advising a club and coaching at least one sports season. Many of...

Teacher-writer Dave Stuart Jr. is among the most interesting and clearest-thinking education authors we have encountered. He writes a...