A foundational concept of the seven Principles for Equitable and Effective Teaching presented in this chapter is that students’ learning is the primary goal of teaching. The Principles outlined in ...

Authors: Lorrie Shepard, Elena Diaz-Bilello, William Penuel, and Scott Marion Suggested Citation: Shepard, L. A., Diaz-Bilello, E., Penuel, W. R., & Marion, S. F ...

As the reality sinks in that the shift to online education will continue indefinitely—and some of it permanently—now is a particularly good time to re-examine our beliefs about effective teaching. We ...

The Teaching Assistant Orientation is designed to help TAs succeed by introducing them to the principles and practices of effective teaching and highlighting valuable teaching and learning resources ...

Daniel D. Pratt presents five perspectives on teaching gathered from several years of research across five different countries. These perspectives are presented in both theoretical and practical forms ...

Jonathan Zimmerman is not only a leading historian of education, whose many books include a global history of sex education, a history of public schools and the culture wars, and a how-to book on ...

UCIGs will open for application in Spring 2026. UCIGs support the design and implementation of innovative teaching and learning pedagogies for new and existing courses. Examples of innovative ...

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 ...

The Center for Teaching and Learning fosters a collaborative faculty community that builds on current best pedagogical practices across all disciplines and teaching modalities at Pratt: classroom, ...

Laleh Ghotbi is a 4th grade teacher at Riley Elementary School and lives in Salt Lake City. She is also a member of the Hope Street Group: While many educators endorse the principles of culturally ...

Mary C. Wright’s new book, Centers for Teaching and Learning: The New Landscape in Higher Education (Johns Hopkins University Press) was born out of a fairly simple question: Just how many centers for ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. The science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce has produced ...