Many colleges are planning to offer hybrid courses this fall, in which some students attend a class in person while others do so virtually, as a way to mitigate the health risks of Covid-19. As I’ve ...
It’s no secret that teaching is a difficult profession. Shaping the next generation of thinkers is not easy. However, some people seem to have a harder time adapting to the job than others. One of ...
Teachers’ racial biases result in lowered expectations for students of color, discriminatory disciplinary practices, and curricula that don’t represent students’ cultures. But what if districts could ...
Math teacher Lesley Fox joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about life as a teacher. Is this the worst time to become a teacher? Do teachers secretly play favorites? Why is bullying ...
(This is the final post in a four-part series. You can see Part One here, Part Two here, and Part Three here.) The new question-of-the-week is: How can we encourage students to develop their own ...
I share some advice on how to reduce the chances students cheat — and ask for your perspective for a story I’m working on. I describe some findings from a recent survey about professors’ and ...