Editor’s Note: In 1988, a teacher most commonly had 15 years of experience. In recent years, that number is closer to just three years leading a classroom. The “On Teaching” series focuses on the ...

We want to add an important dimension to the points Mary Amato raised in her Commentary “What Are We Doing to Support Great Teachers?” (Sept. 25, 2013)—specifically, the critical role that school ...

Over the past two months, I’ve been doing a long public goodbye—retiring from my teaching career, not from writing this blog. And now, it’s time for what I think may be my last commentary about my ...

All classrooms are different and require different teaching strategies to address various concerns, goals, and learning trends. Plus, it takes a dedicated teacher to employ the right teaching ...

One of the things that’s amenable to scientific study is how we communicate information about science. Science education should, in theory at least, produce a scientifically literate public and ...