Ignition for Education

A lot of teachers ask this question, because the body of educational research is impenetrable unless you have an advanced degree in one of the social sciences. And because people in our profession tend to throw around terms like “research-based” and “evidence-based,” and it can be difficult to know whether they are using the terms advisedly.

I’ve explored the research on interactive pedagogies and on small-group work on this blog, but what I’m going to suggest here is an article that summarizes a lot of the most important research findings on how to teach well: https://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/Rosenshine.pdf

I’m so glad that this article exists! I expect that it could form the basis for a lot of great professional development activities.