One of the learning pods, called Alien Zoo, started as a DreamWorks short movie. When it didn't get to production, director ...

To help educators and administrators get up to speed on learning acceleration, Education Week has put together a research-based email “mini-course.” It’s called Accelerate Learning.

When teachers model this inquiry-based learning strategy, they encourage students to ask questions too. “We have to cultivate early an environment where students ask ‘why,’” Bell said.