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 ...

Calvin education students have completed their final internships and are ready to graduate. These student teachers led morning circles, planned differentiated lessons, and discovered what it truly ...

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 ...

RIT faculty are a resource not just for students, but for their colleagues as well. Now, a fellowship program will share their expertise through peer mentorship, training, and program development. The ...

“Caring,” “curious,” “engaging,” “devoted”: These are just some of the ways their student nominators describe the three faculty members who are recipients of this year’s Sherrerd Teaching Awards. The ...

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.