This article is part of the collection: Going Back to School With the 2016 EdSurge Fifty States Project. When I first saw the long list of my classes’ ELA Common Core Standards, I remember feeling ...

Visual Literacy proponent Lynell Burmark explains why the use of images is so important in the classroom and how it can help teachers meet the challenges of getting through the curriculum and engaging ...

To remotely teach her 5-year-old blind student how to navigate a new school this summer, Jennifer Freeman, an orientation and mobility in Escondido County, Calif., had to get creative. She made a ...

I once asked my 4th grade students what kinds of arts lessons they had enjoyed in their core subjects. One young student’s story stands out to me in particular. He spoke quietly but enthusiastically, ...

A rapidly changing visual culture inspires teacher trainer Seija Kairavuori to develop her visual skills and novel teaching methods. A tumultuous whirlwind. This is how , Senior University Lecturer in ...

Learning has always been about ideas but how those ideas are presented can make all the difference. In classrooms, lecture halls, and online courses, visual clarity often determines whether ...

Through hands-on activities, group demonstrations, and expert-led discussions, the participants developed the skills needed to design, develop, and apply audio-visual aids effectively in real ...