Text structure. Text structure is one specific type of prior (or background) knowledge that skilled readers possess. Good readers can identify important information in a text and are aware of how ...

Assignments and the associated grades represent one of the most powerful tools in our teaching repertoire. It takes great care and precision to design assessments, and how we measure and translate ...

In one sense, the national conversation about what it will take to make sure all children become strong readers has been wildly successful: States are passing legislation supporting evidence-based ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Finneytown, which was voted one of the best places to live in Ohio by Niche, is also getting attention for its schools and its unique teaching structure. Laurie Banks has been the ...

At a time when millions of baby-boomer teachers are nearing retirement, their decisions on when to leave the classroom are guided more by the early retirement incentives built into state pension plans ...

Next year marks the 25th anniversary of Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, her best-selling account of attempting to survive on low-wage jobs. Writerly experiments ...

Subject: Teaching: Is higher ed prepared for AI’s impact? It doesn’t seem so. A couple of surveys have come out recently that shed light on what college leaders and faculty members are doing with ...

When I had to use four sick days in a row recently, I got a note from a doctor that cleared me to return to teaching, and I emailed it to human resources. I even got an email from our principal, which ...

Each year, ASSETT awards the Excellence in Teaching with Technology Award to a faculty member who was nominated by their peers and students for their commitment to teaching with technology. In 2023, ...