News articles tagged with 'teacher'
High school biology teachers reluctant to endorse evolution in class
— 28 Jan 2011 17:18 | BiologyThe majority of public high school biology teachers are not strong classroom advocates of evolutionary biology, despite 40 years of court cases that have ruled teaching creationism…
Preschool promises: Starting early on a new educational agenda for the United States
— 23 Oct 2010 15:57 | HealthTwo children, both age 3, enrol in publicly funded preschool. But they may have vastly different experiences: One child may attend preschool for 8 hours a day and be taught by a teacher…
For 4-year-olds, interactions with teacher key to gains
— 15 Sep 2010 10:57 | HealthPre-kindergartners who spend much of their classroom day engaged in so-called free-choice play with little input from teachers make smaller gains in early language and math skills than…
Keeping faith - schools must balance ethos with equality
— 2 Sep 2010 14:58 | HealthFaith based schools are on the rise in the UK, apparently boosting educational standards. But are religious values at odds with legislation on equality? Research that appears today…
'e-Learning' report shows online professional development aids teachers and students
— 17 Aug 2010 09:54 | TechnologyEnglish and math teachers who took professional development courses online improved their instructional practices and boosted their subject knowledge scores, producing modest performance…
Confident teachers help preschoolers more with language and literacy skills
— 8 Jun 2010 13:42 | HealthNew research suggests that pre-school students may gain more language and literacy skills if they have teachers with higher levels of confidence in their abilities…
Elementary school women teachers transfer their fear of doing math to girls
— 26 Jan 2010 13:50 | HealthFemale elementary school teachers who are anxious about math pass on to female students the stereotype that boys, not girls, are good at math. Girls who endorse this belief then do…
Adding technology to geometry class improves opportunities to learn
— 16 Dec 2009 11:41 | TechnologyA new study co-written by a University of Illinois expert in math education suggests that incorporating technology in high school-level geometry classes not only makes the teaching…
Texting, tweeting ought to be viewed as GR8 teaching tools, scholar says
— 12 Dec 2009 13:38 | TechnologyThe impact of text messaging on the decline of formal writing among teens has been debated in pedagogical circles ever since cell-phone ownership became an adolescent rite of passage…
Preschoolers challenge stereotypical gender roles
— 4 Nov 2009 12:11 | HealthAccording to research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, a preschooler's gender determines how he or she is treated and responded to in play and learning activities, and when…