One of the joys of being an educator is embracing all the differences every student brings to the classroom, while teaching them to celebrate those unique traits in themselves and each other. Yet, ...

NOWADAYS, our young people would spiral into silence, into disappointment if they find their classes requiring rote memory on what they learn. Such a dull class environment results in their attending ...

This comprehensive study investigated student outcomes of inquiry-based learning (IBL) in undergraduate mathematics and linked these outcomes to students’ and instructors’ experiences of IBL. Based at ...

When students are truly engaged in inquiry, they are able to construct deep knowledge and understanding rather than just passively receiving information Lloyd Alexander once said, “We learn more by ...

EXPLORING the natural world through flower science experiments is a delightful way for our graders while having fun. One inquiry-based lesson (IBL) submitted in my class in Human Inquiry is by Jenifer ...

Re: “Higher education: Teach real math for college readiness” [Jan. 2, Northwest Voices]: I agree with the letter writer about inquiry-based math. I taught my children at home and used the Saxon Math ...

All Rapid City Area Schools middle school students will learn math out of inquiry-based books next year. The Rapid City Area Schools Board of Education approved an inquiry-based curriculum, further ...

David Scott has received funding from the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary. University of Calgary provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of ...

RAPID CITY - Jane Pfeifle is sold on inquiry-based math. "I don't profess to know everything about it," she said. "But I like what I see in my own house." The Rapid City mother of three children, ages ...

A classroom of students need only look at each other to see remarkable variation in height, hair color and texture, skin tone, and eye color, as well as in behaviors. Some differences, such as gender, ...