Instead of starting with whole group instruction and then using small groups to intervene, teachers can use a targeted ...

Editor’s note: This one of a series of stories looking back at issues covered by Education Lab over the last 10 years, and examining what has changed. Ten years ago, Gildo Rey Elementary, a school in ...

As a high school student, it is sad and concerning for me to see the increasing reliance on technology as a substitute for direct instruction in our schools. Classrooms across the nation have more ...

What happens if you stop teaching young children through direct instruction and instead set up purposeful opportunities to play? They could learn just as much when it comes to literacy, numeracy and ...