Katina Tibbetts is determined to hold all her students to high standards. But she also knows that different kids need different kinds of help to get there. Tibbetts, who teaches 1st, 3rd, and 5th ...

Most learning is not formal learning. If you have ever watched a group of squirrels attach a bird feeder, you will have observed that as soon as one of them figures out how to circumvent the ...

I was recently getting a much-needed haircut with a new stylist, and in our small talk, he asked me what I do for a living. I explained that I teach current and future teachers how people learn and do ...

David James is CLO at 360Learning, host of The Learning & Development Podcast and former Director of L&D for The Walt Disney Company. When it comes to learning and development, there's a common ...

Leaders who are widely viewed as effective and highly successful in their organizations will tell you that 70% of the learning that got them there was through their experiences, 20% was through other ...

Sooner or later, everyone fails at something. But does everyone learn from their failures? In fact, the evidence suggests that most people struggle to grow from mistakes and defeats. When researchers ...

In “Straight Talk with Rick and Jal,” Harvard University’s Jal Mehta and I examine the reforms and enthusiasms that permeate education. In a field full of buzzwords, our goal is simple: Tell the truth ...

Effective learning skills are critical for navigating an increasingly complex world. Rapid advances in technology make it possible to access large amounts of information quickly. Although this ...