Oliver Friedfeld (COL ’15) is the founder of the Treehouse Project, which seeks to broaden student’s perspectives about college life. As founder of the Treehouse Project, Oliver Friedfeld (COL ’15) is ...

Instructors should take the time to ask themselves what they can do differently when students struggle on an assignment. If there are pain points in the courses they are teaching, and students ...

Creating tasks with a focus on students’ autonomy—by providing choices, for example—helps them see the relevance of homework.

Over a decade ago, the Carroll School leadership began mapping out a big-ideas course for all first-year students—a course with small sections, and with the professor serving also as academic advisor ...

Weeks of Welcome opening session: This session encourages first-year students to explore different aspects of their own identities and to reflect on how these shape the way they engage in various ...

Some students strengthened their relationships with faith by dedicating extra free time amid the COVID-19 pandemic to self-reflection and religious practices. Ben Michelson, a third-year psychology ...

But when starting the second semester stretch, the vibes are definitely different. Most teachers are already familiar with their students, but learning gaps are starting to widen. A lot of hard work ...

Formative assessments are tools used during instruction to provide real-time feedback, helping both students and educators make immediate improvements. Unlike summative assessments, which evaluate ...

I have the Self-Directed Learning course to thank for many accomplishments…SDL allowed me to think about my passions in an academic setting. Without this course I would not have had the tools to ...