Experience and research point to the need for teachers to strike a balance between direct instruction of facts and developing ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

Educators are increasingly integrating citizen science into K–12 curricula, supported by new toolkits, research insights, and classroom-tested strategies. Programs like the California Academy of ...

The rise of ChatGPT promises to bring simplicity to the more mundane tasks of human existence and has also revived with new fervor an enduring question of our education system: how do we adequately ...

Inquiry-based learning can feel overwhelming, but it is very possible to establish student-led inquiry in the classroom.

On a bright, sunny day, a group of first-graders eagerly begins a science investigation called “Shadow Town.” The teacher gathers them in a circle and asks, “What causes shadows?” It’s a good question ...