When our district decided to build a brand-new elementary school to support its growing student enrollment, we wanted to do things differently. Our goal is to shift pedagogy toward a “culture of ...

On any given day, you might find students from Centreville Elementary attending class at one of the school’s 17 outdoor learning spaces, taking a nature walk, checking on the trout they’ve grown from ...

The pandemic recovery has not just stalled; students in most grades are losing academic ground, according to new national data. The testing group NWEA has tracked academic gaps and sputtering student ...

Strangely enough, the concept of UDL all started with curb cuts. Disability activists in the 1960s were advocating for adding curb cuts at intersections so that users of wheelchairs could cross ...

What makes a learning environment feel welcoming to all? When have you felt truly included in a class, group project, workshop, or other learning setting – and what were the qualities that helped you ...

Like many university instructors, Steven Jackson knows his way around a lecture hall. The rows of seating, the balcony above, the lectern centered carefully at the front — all part of the traditional ...

This blog is authored by Shayne Sobell, AIA, NCARB, Project Academic Planner, Page; and Melissa Burns AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Lead Academic Planner and Principal, Page. Active Learning Classrooms (ALCs) ...

Assessing student learning effectively is often complicated by relying on ambiguous proxies such as grades, quiz scores, or assumptions about students' internal states, such as what they feel, think, ...

This research explored the link between teacher-student relationships and learning engagement, considering perceived social support as a mediator and academic self-efficacy as a moderator. A total of ...

Educators and researchers have gradually recognized the importance of emotional learning in recent years for its role in student development and academic success. By examining the impact of emotional ...

The Learning Space Plan (pdf) establishes a path for the enhancement, investment and transformation of learning spaces at William & Mary. The plan codifies principles and guidelines, leverages capital ...