Guests: Ken Danford, executive director of North Star: Self Directed Learning for Teens; and Catherine Gobron, North Star’s assistant director. Anthony Rebora, teachermagazine.org (Moderator): Welcome ...

It didn’t prepare me academically, but it did make me resourceful. When you grow up having to make things work with nothing, ...

Two years after colleges and universities made the drastic shift to full remote learning during COVID-19, students are accustomed to the flexibility afforded by online courses. With growing ...

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In this article, the authors start with a description of the learner-centered paradigm of education. The key tenets of the paradigm are outlined as: Competency-based student progress, competency-based ...

If you want someone to be motivated to complete a task, a reward (like a gold star or grade) works well only for tasks that are highly routine; anything involving creativity or deeper thinking ...

Legislation to allow schools to designate certain students as “self-directed learners” unanimously cleared the Senate Wednesday and will head to the House, writes Idaho Education News reporter Blake ...

Some campus leaders still talk about millennials as if they were the prototypical undergraduates. But enrolling now is Generation Z, the most diverse cohort in modern American history, one that grew ...

Originally published Feb. 2 on IdahoEdNews.org.A bill to allow schools to designate certain students as “self-directed learners” unanimously cleared the Senate Wednesday and will head to the House.

Who can resist the romanticism of self-taught achievers? They didn't need school. They didn't need "the system." They needed only their passion and their talent to propel themselves to grandeur. Bill ...

In today's teaching and learning environments, knowledge, understanding, and incorporation of strategies to address diverse adult learning styles are crucial to success. Educators must develop ...