Student engagement

In the second part of our Q&A on staging a successful school exhibition, Kara Blond, Director of Exhibitions at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, takes us through the roles and skills needed to stage and manage an exhibition.

Teacher asks Kara Blond, Director of Exhibitions at the world-famous Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, for expert tips on how to stage an exhibition of student work.

How incorporating hands-on tasks has increased engagement in one educator’s science classroom.

How much does student motivation and engagement change over the course of a day, a week, and a month at school? How much does motivation and engagement vary from student to student?

Does adopting a formal or a conversational style in learning materials affect learning processes and outcomes? Three academics discuss.

When it comes to seating arrangements, are you a fan of the horseshoe? Rows of desks? One educator shares a strategy that's working in her classroom.

In the Drama classroom, this educator uses real-life situations such as mock job interviews to help build her students’ communication skills.

Engaging in discussion about books was something this educator believed would be of benefit to her extension literacy students. So, she began an online shared reading space.

In the final instalment of his six-part series, Mal Lee discusses the impact of digital technology on student learning.

How can we engage girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths? One school is tackling the issue full steam ahead.