Educational Blog
Instructional Models: A Guide to Choosing the Right One
Dr. Kate Maxlow
February 12, 2025
By Kate Wolfe Maxlow You probably have a favorite instructional model, even if you don’t realize it. Instructional models are overarching approaches to teaching that involve a series of steps in a particular order, designed to help students think and…
PBL Problem-Solver: Enhancing Student Responsibility (With FREE Resources!)
Dr. Kate Maxlow
January 27, 2025
Project-Based Learning (PBL) is an educational approach where students actively explore real-world challenges and create meaningful solutions. This hands-on methodology not only engages students in deeper learning but also equips them with essential workplace readiness skills, such as collaboration, time…
Dr. Kate Maxlow
January 22, 2025
The following article is a part of our Signature Pedagogies in the K-12 Classroom series. “Signature pedagogies,” as defined by Schulman in 2005, are “the types of teaching that organize the fundamental ways in which future practitioners are educated for…
Signature Pedagogy Series, Part 6: Essential Pedagogies of Learning to Read
Dr. Kate Maxlow
January 6, 2025
The following article is a part of our Signature Pedagogies in the K-12 Classroom series. “Signature pedagogies,” as defined by Schulman in 2005, are “the types of teaching that organize the fundamental ways in which future practitioners are educated for…
Signature Pedagogy Series, Part 5: Essential Pedagogies in Social Studies
Dr. Kate Maxlow
November 10, 2024
The following article is a part of our Signature Pedagogies in the K-12 Classroom series. “Signature pedagogies,” as defined by Schulman in 2005, are “the types of teaching that organize the fundamental ways in which future practitioners are educated for…
Signature Pedagogy Series, Part 4: Essential Signature Pedagogies in Math
Dr. Kate Maxlow
July 31, 2024
The following article is a part of our Signature Pedagogies in the K-12 Classroom series. “Signature pedagogies,” as defined by Schulman in 2005, are “the types of teaching that organize the fundamental ways in which future practitioners are educated for…