While it might be tempting to view “active learning” as another educational buzzword, a large body of research demonstrates that active and collaborative classrooms produce deeper and more ...

Social engagement: Playing an analog game typically brings students together. Initial student interactions are functional: ...

K-12 educators sometimes use the terms “collaborative learning” and “cooperative learning” interchangeably when discussing students working together in the classroom. But the two terms carry distinct ...

What are some new ways I can use group activities to help students learn? According to the science of learning, students learn better from interactive activities where they talk, act, deliberate, and ...

Gamification: educational games allow students to access their innate capacity to enjoy learning. Popular applications (Kahoot, Quizizz) allow for the creation of simple quiz games students can play ...

Indrani Dey is a PhD student in Learning Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studying under Dr. Sadhana Puntambekar. At iSAT, she works with Dr. Puntambekar to investigate how students’ ...

A virtual rally is an online event that recreates the experience of a live rally, but using digital tools, with the participants competing as teams and solving challenges using an online platform.