So far in this series of articles about learning and education, I've said almost nothing about teaching. That has been deliberate. In our culture we do too much teaching, or too much of what we call ...

This essay is excerpted from a new Chronicle special report, “Building a Faculty that Flourishes,” available in the Chronicle Store. Mention peer review of teaching in a faculty meeting, and you’re ...

Author, teacher, consultant, Laura Robb has taught grades 4-8 for more than 40 years and continues to coach teachers in elementary and middle school. The author of more than 40 books on literacy, Robb ...

Come join a discussion about effective teaching strategies with a panel of four faculty who attended the National Effective Teaching Institute Workshop. They will share insights and lessons learned ...

While the three Smith College faculty members selected for this year’s Sherrerd Teaching Awards followed different paths to becoming educators, they share a commitment to creating inclusive classrooms ...

Describe a faculty-development program focused on joy. Ask how the start of the second Trump administration is affecting your teaching. Share some reflections on what this moment means for higher ...

Repeating mantras or affirmations can help ground oneself during tough times, and teachers have had plenty of challenging days recently. But could bombardment with relentlessly positive messages skew ...

My goal in this new series of essays is to examine teaching from the ground up. I start, here, with a definition of teaching and with evidence that teaching occurs in at least some non-human animals.