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UVa students share ideas on improving police relations
Students joined government officials, law enforcement and residents from across the state to lobby ideas for improving relationships between police and the communities they serve.
5 ways teachers can improve student learning based on current brain research
Educators can positively influence students’ learning by understanding how the brain is shaped by their early experiences—and how it can be rewired and reorganized to work more quickly and efficien…
How Can Schools Tap Into Parent Power For the Good of Students?
A program pays teachers to visit students at home and meet with their family. The home visits have helped parents become better-informed advocates for their kids and stronger allies with teachers.
Open-ended Questions to Encourage Conversation
Why is it important to ask students open ended questions? It encourages academic thinking and conversation, especially among English Language Learners. Get tips for using open ended questions in your classroom.
Do No Harm: Flexible and Smart Grading Practices
Have students take responsibility for their grades and behavior by strategically offering opportunities to redo assignments, retake tests, and reflect on their performance.
Teaching Your Students How to Have a Conversation
Guest blogger Dr. Allen Mendler presents eight strategies for helping your students reclaim and master the lost art of conversation.
5 Ways to Use Student Choice to Improve Learning
Providing students with opportunities to make choices in their learning process can improve their long-term decisionmaking skills, says Thomas Armstrong.
Why K-12 Arts Education Is Worth Saving
Students who are exposed to arts education show promise in other academic areas and show behavioral benefits too. So why aren't all educators doing more to save these programs in K-12 schools?
Do You Have a World-Changing Idea?
Students, I'd like to read your thoughts on the most urgent choices the world faces. Submit your own annual letter and I'll highlight the most inspiring ones on our website.
Exclusive Test Data: Many Colleges Fail to Improve Critical-Thinking Skills
Results of a standardized measure of reasoning ability show many students don’t improve much over four years—even at some flagship schools, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of nonpublic results.
How "policing for profit" threatens your rights
Did you know that the government can take your car, house, business, or other property on the mere suspicion that it's connected to criminal activity and wit...
Do you know how to handle a police stop at night in a rural place?
It can be intimidating anytime you are pulled over by police, but especially at night, in a rural part of town. So what can you do to make sure you are safe?...
New UVA Economist Helps Students Put Their World-Changing Ideas to the Test
Sally Hudson grew up learning about the importance of public service. Now the new assistant professor and trained economist is teaching students how to use evidence-based research to make the most of their own public service.
Creating a positive space to share ideas
Finding time to discuss ideas and work together on creative solutions is tough during the busy school year. The Feedforward and Opportunity Forum is an easily accessible digital and/or physical space in schools where community members can exchange ideas and pose “how might we” questions to solve problems creatively and collaboratively.
The Benefits of Sharing Our Planning With Students
Explaining the intentions behind a lesson plan can boost engagement and help students get back on track when something isn’t working.
7 Ideas for Student Reflection
Just as important as educator reflection is student reflection. Try these simple ideas to get your students reflecting on their own thinking and learning!<br>Rich
Why we should be talking about the Police Department's stop-and-frisk data
For the first time ever, the city published data in a narrative format, in an effort to provide greater context around a data release. But narratives are tricky.
7 principles to guide international quality in higher ed
As relations between institutions from different countries becomes easier, CHEA has released 7 principles meant to guide educational quality internationally
How Baruch College Fund Microsite Improved Its Alumni Relations and Donations
Discover how creating a microsite for this school's college fund improved its engagement with alumni, donors, and more.
4 Ideas to Improve your Community Association's Curb Appeal
4 ideas to improve your community association’s curb appeal this spring. Check out this blog post for more ideas on how to improve your community association...
