The following is the latest installment of the Toward Better Teaching advice column. You can pose a question for a future column here. I'll be teaching a course on the history of Ireland later this ...

As a college professor, trying to get students excited about the work I have to grade later can be one of the more frustrating things about teaching. But when an assignment hits the right chord, it ...

Assignments are a crucial part of the learning experience for students. Yet, surprisingly, there are relatively few professional development resources or conference sessions on how to design ...

“What could your teachers do to help you feel more motivated to do your best in school?” That was the question recently put to more than 1,000 students, ages 13-19, by the EdWeek Research Center.

Unlike Microsoft To-do, Google Tasks does not allow you to assign tasks to others. You can only create tasks for yourself, schedule them, or make them recurring tasks. However, if you are a Google ...

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