We began our 50 Great Teachers series with a look at Socrates, which raised a question: Do educators focus enough on teaching students how to listen? Listen and learn, the saying goes. But are ...

Speaking and listening account for the overwhelming majority of how we receive information in our daily communications. Yet, average listeners may understand and recall as little as 10 percent of what ...

"The insights gathered will help guide our needs assessment and, ultimately, a full strategic planning process." ...

When children have a role in creating class agreements, they begin to see themselves as active participants in shaping their ...

Man listening music and using a phone while sitting on stairs outdoors. Walk into any classroom today, and chances are you’ll see students with earbuds in their pockets or playlists open on their ...

Central High School hosts 1,800 students. The Admin Committee helps students voice their concerns directly to administration ...

All language instructors teach their students the four communicative language skills: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Recently, greater emphasis on the discrete skill of listening ...

Walking through campus, one sees all kinds of students making their way around. While they all have different goals, majors and lives, one thing remains the same: most have something playing in their ...

Listen and learn, the saying goes. But are students and teachers these days fully listening to each other? What, exactly, is good listening, and why does it matter when it comes to learning? Is "close ...