In education, as in psychology, clarity matters. Yet in everyday conversations about teaching and learning, terms like learning theory and pedagogy are often used interchangeably. Phrases such as “We ...

It’s time to rethink Bloom’s ladder. Learning is mastery, made observable in the ways students act, adapt, and solve problems.

Contracts sometimes attach a requisite number of professional development hours before teachers can receive salary bumps. In these ways, teachers don’t really have a say in their professional ...

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) rapidly transforms how we work, learn, and organize institutions, questions emerge about whether our current social structures can adopt AI and harness its full ...

From online learning to artificial intelligence, colleges worldwide have grappled with how best to deploy technology to help their students succeed—especially nontraditional students, who might opt to ...

Every day, our brains adapt and learn, whether it's mastering a new skill or recalling a familiar tune. Central to this adaptability is synaptic plasticity—the process by which synapses, the ...

How do we learn new things? Neurobiologists using cutting-edge visualization techniques have revealed how changes across our synapses and neurons unfold. The findings depict how information is ...

How do we learn something new? How do tasks at a new job, lyrics to the latest hit song, or directions to a friend’s house become encoded in our brains? The broad answer is that our brains undergo ...

Are our high schoolers all right? It’s the ultimate question for parents, policymakers, and K-12 educators. Student academic progress, mental health, and higher education have all yet to recover from ...