Educators don’t need to choose between building students’ knowledge and teaching reading comprehension strategies. The question isn’t whether to teach strategies—it’s how to do it and when. “Are we ...

Think-pair-share (TPS) is the black dress of active learning: a highly flexible tool that can take as little or as much time as needed, and serve a number of pedagogical purposes including ...

Educational technology, or edtech, has reshaped how educators teach, offering opportunities to create more sustainable and impactful learning environments. Using edtech in teaching, educators and ...

For a novice teacher, a great mentor can mean the difference between launching into a successful career and burning out in the first few years. When teachers have effective mentors, they can improve ...

Evolutionarily speaking, we are built to enjoy learning. Neuroscientists (and those of us who spend time with young children) know this to be true—but institutionalized education tends to dim the joy ...

To facilitate the growth of effective instructors, we have gathered and developed the following strategies and approaches that recognize the responsibility instructors have to provide students a range ...

In introducing herself to her students, Lauren Peña sometimes tells them that she can relate to Star Trek’s Dr. Spock. If the fictional character took the popular Myers-Briggs personality test, he ...

Tuesday Teaching Tips are written by our team of Faculty Associates as well as guest contributors from across the Santa Clara University community of faculty and staff. If you have an idea for a ...

Teaching online asynchronously requires preparation, organization, flexibility, and strong time management skills. Most importantly, give yourself designated days or time blocks to check on your ...

When I think back to my days teaching English abroad, I think how lucky I was to have experienced such a life. It was one of the most challenging jobs in the world, but also the most rewarding, and ...