Scaffolding refers to a process in which teachers model or demonstrate how to solve a problem, and then step back, offering support to students as needed. It has mainly three features: contingency, ...

As an educator with 30 years of experience in North Dakota’s public schools, I’ve witnessed students enter my classroom with varying degrees of readiness. In an effort to create more equitable ...

As an educator at the University of North Georgia (UNG), I spend my time with preservice teachers, preparing them for K-12 classrooms. The information that I share with my preservice teachers can also ...

Jon Chandler, associate professor in history at University College London, shares an insightful example of scaffolding best practice for first-year undergraduate students Making History is a core ...

Co-authored by Kodie Curran, Hannah Feeney, Jessica Murphy, and Michael Hogan. Collaborative learning has been shown to promote greater academic achievement, more positive attitudes towards learning, ...

It wasn’t until after I developed a system in my classroom for effective reflection and feedback that I realized the impact it truly had on learning. That probably sounds backward, but it’s true.