Teachers know that expectations matter. They know that having high expectations in a classroom can both support (“I know you can do this”) and spur (“I’m not going to accept your bare minimum effort”) ...

Back-to-school season brings a new wave of students to college campuses each fall, many of them unaware of higher education’s hidden curriculum. Inside Higher Ed compiled some considerations for ...

For teachers, the first weeks of school can feel like a blur, between setting the tone of your classroom and trying to remember a whole set of new names. And when it comes to setting expectations and ...

(This is the last post in a four-part series. You can see Part One here, Part Two here, and Part Three here.) The new question-of-the-week is: What are your best classroom-management tips? In Part One ...

To provide faculty, instructors, and TA/CA/IAs guidance for supporting productive student interactions while setting healthy / appropriate boundaries. When developing a syllabus, it’s important to ...

Shira Lurie is a PhD candidate in Early American History at the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on popular political conflicts over the American Revolution’s legacy in the early republic.

On the first day of classes I, like most teachers, introduce my students to the syllabus and class expectations. I have draconian-seeming rules that students often don’t believe and even many ...

Classroom routines are always essential, but now, they're more important that ever--here's how to use them to help students with distance learning In the classroom, routines support student learning ...

What is Inclusion in the Classroom and Why is it Important? Inclusion in the classroom means that all children, no matter their racial, religious, or ethnic background, gender, learning style, or ...

(This is the third post in a four-part series. You can see Part One here and Part Two here.) In Part Two, Sheldon L. Eakins, Ph.D., Jenny Edwards, April Croy, Lori Jackson, Shauna Tominey, Megan ...