What is a Lesson Plan? An effective lesson plan demonstrates how a teacher creates objectives for his or her students and measures how those objectives are mastered. Creating a lesson plan begins with ...

What would you say is the hardest part of teaching? For me, it is lesson planning. It takes me on average six hours a week to plan instruction for the nine science units I teach each year. It’s not ...

Following the release of new movie “Interstellar,” Paramount Pictures has teamed up with Google Play for Education to create a set of free lesson plans based on the film. The movie, directed by ...

We’ve all heard about faculty stereotypes: the absent-minded professor, the one who so entrenched in her own research that she doesn’t have any desire to focus on students; the disheveled, unkempt, ...

With the right inspiration and a little improvisation of your own, making your own creative curriculum lesson plans can deliver far more engaging experiences for students. So, how do you find new ...

Anne Guarnera is a doctoral candidate in Spanish at the University of Virginia. You can find her discussing teaching and learning on Twitter as @aguarnera and learn more about her work on her website.

Teaching is one of the most rewarding professions, but let’s be honest—it can also feel overwhelming at times. Between crafting lesson plans, creating assessments, and addressing the unique needs of ...