This is what you want to see in a science classroom: Less memorizing. Fewer ready-made science experiments. Students designing their own hands-on investigations in pursuit of scientific questions.

Hamilton County Schools Wednesday announced it selected Discovery Education, a provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, to support its inquiry-based teaching and ...

High-quality instructional materials (HQIMs) are educational resources designed to effectively support student learning. They can include textbooks, lesson plans, digital resources and other materials ...

Undergraduate research experiences help retain students in science majors and prepare our workforce for increasingly competitive jobs. Course-based approaches to research and inquiry allow educators ...

Inquiry-based learning has been around in education circles for a long time, but many teachers and schools gradually moved away from it during the heyday of No Child Left Behind. The pendulum is ...

Do the newly released results from the 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) throw cold water on project-based learning? The results, issued this week, examined instructional ...

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Esther Storrie is the learning resource center director at Pleasant Ridge Elementary in Glenview, Ill. She is on Twitter. Updated November 25, 2015, 3:22 AM As an educator, if you ask me, “How do you ...

Advancing Knowledge NPC’s professional development sessions for natural sciences teachers concluded their 2025 delivery in the Overberg Education District of the Western Cape Education Department. A ...

You’ve almost certainly heard of Justin Bieber. You probably have not heard of inquiry-based education, but you will. It’s becoming the new normal in teaching and learning and it represents a quantum ...