How School Board Authority Shapes Your Local Public Schools
School board authority refers to the legal power that elected or appointed boards hold to govern local public schools. Most
Education Policy
Classroom Management
Behavior Refocus Prompts: Help Students Get Back on Task
Behavior refocus prompts are short, neutral cues that teachers use to help a student return to the expected task without
Educational Research
Longitudinal Research Methods: A Plain Guide for Readers
Longitudinal research methods are study designs that collect information from the same people repeatedly over an extended period. Rather than
Curriculum Development
Cohort Curriculum Planning for Shared Learning Groups
Cohort curriculum planning is the process of designing learning experiences for a group of students who move through school together,
Educational Assessment
Interrater Agreement in Scoring: A Plain Guide for Teachers
Interrater agreement describes how closely two or more people who score the same student work reach the same judgment. When
History of Education
Programmed Instruction Development From Frames to Screens
Programmed instruction development describes how educators in the mid-twentieth century learned to build lessons as carefully tested sequences of small
Student Development
Communication Competence: Building Clear Speaking Skills
Communication competence is the ability to send and receive messages clearly, appropriately and effectively in everyday situations. For students, it
Education Policy
Local School District Powers: What Boards Can and Cannot Do
Local school district powers are the legal authority that a school district holds to run its schools, typically exercised through
Learning Strategies
Feynman Technique Practice: Simple Steps to Test Your Grasp
Feynman technique practice is a study method in which you explain a topic in plain language, as if teaching a
Educational Psychology
Study Strategy Application: From Knowing to Doing It Well
Study strategy application is the step where knowledge about good learning methods turns into what a student actually does on