give more tests

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/21/science/21memory.html?hp

learning from mistakes

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/11/education/11education.html?hp

also:

“My teacher has several good ways to explain each topic that we cover in this class.”
and skillful at maintaining classroom order, but I hope that doesn't have much to do with us


of course this may be false: "'Kids know effective teaching when they experience it,' he said"
since the survey asks about what happens in the classroom, not what's effective.  they have to correlate the survey results with learning outcomes for it to be meaningful.

kind of interesting

use of clickers in the classroom:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/education/16clickers.html?hpw

way more interesting that those articles on insidehighered.com about naked library photo shoots.