Mr Pearson said it was “bittersweet‘’ to see Catholic schools improve reading and mathematics results through the direct instruction method – also known as explicit teaching – after he lobbied for two ...

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: ...

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 ...

A recent guest post here by John Thompson, Neither Teacher-less nor Teacher-proof: Constructivism Meets Guided Instruction, led to a lively discussion in the comments. I asked one reader to expand on ...

THE mind boggles in relation to Felicity Scott's letter ('Teach Irish as a foreign language -- because it is one,' March 22). It is indeed similar to a foreign language for a lot of people, but Ms ...

Teaching techniques refer to the diverse array of strategies and methodologies employed by educators to engage students and facilitate effective learning experiences. What are some examples of ...

Dr Kevin Donnelly was recently commissioned by the Commonwealth Government to review the Australian national curriculum. Seventy teachers from the UK were sent to Shanghai to study classroom methods ...