Back-to-school season brings a new wave of students to college campuses each fall, many of them unaware of higher education’s hidden curriculum. Inside Higher Ed compiled some considerations for ...

Teachers know that expectations matter. They know that having high expectations in a classroom can both support (“I know you can do this”) and spur (“I’m not going to accept your bare minimum effort”) ...

To provide faculty, instructors, and TA/CA/IAs guidance for supporting productive student interactions while setting healthy / appropriate boundaries. When developing a syllabus, it’s important to ...

On the first day of classes I, like most teachers, introduce my students to the syllabus and class expectations. I have draconian-seeming rules that students often don’t believe and even many ...

Teacher expectations can affect the performance of the children they teach. The first psychologist to systematically study this was a Harvard professor named Robert Rosenthal, who in 1964 did a ...

What is Inclusion in the Classroom and Why is it Important? Inclusion in the classroom means that all children, no matter their racial, religious, or ethnic background, gender, learning style, or ...