The links below are to IBL blog posts that have been compiled organized by theme. The articles are provided as a resource to help instructors learn how to teach via IBL and to study IBL methods in more depth. Topics covered include getting started, learning about what is IBL, nuts and bolts topics, classroom organization and management, productive failure and growth mindsets, and more.

• IBL Workshop Zero

• Characteristics of IBL Teaching

• Quick Start Guide to IBL Teaching

• IBL Levels

• Think Pair Share

• Getting students to ask good questions

• Creating time in your class for active learning

• Sample Day 1 Activity and “What do I teach on day 1?

• Constructing an IBL Unit

• Using Homework Templates

• Small Groups

• Index Cards

• Setting the State (Dana Ernst, Northern Arizona University)

• Mastery-Based Grading: Interviewing Sharona Krinsky, David Clark

• Engaging More Students Framework

• Dealing with Quiet Students or Quiet Classes

• More on Using Pairs to Generate Better Discussions (Burger and Starbird)

• Coaching vs. Cheerleading

• Teaching Tips: Chaos

• Use the Learning Zone Analysis to Determine What Topics to Teach via Active Learning

  • Part 1

  • Part 2

• Active vs. “Active” Classes

• Assigning Seats in College Math Classes? Yes It Makes Sense Sometimes

• Virtual Teaching (during a pandemic)

• Student Buy-In Overview

• Student Buy-In Strikes Back

• Ongoing Student Buy-In Strategies

• Even Mr. Miyagi Had Student Buy-In Issues Initially (Humor)

• De-stigmatizing Mistakes

• Productive Failure

  • Part 1

  • Part 2

• Iceberg Diagram: Math Anxiety

• Respect the Struggle

• Being Stuck

• Growth Mindset for Teachers

• Productive Failure Video Playlist (for Your Students)

• Motivation by Ken Robinson

• Reflecting at the End of Every Term

• IBL Self Check

• How IBLish is your class?

• Being Flexible

• Grouping Strategies

• Be Like Branch Rickey and Create Opportunities

• Assigning Seats in College Math Classes? Yes It Makes Sense Sometimes

• Interview with Dr. Kyndall Brown, Executive Director, California Math Project

• Cold Calling Pitfalls

• The Beloved Community and Teaching

• Evidence for IBL

• More Evidence for IBL

• Math Anxiety Realities

• Dealing with Student Attitudes Through the "Teaching System Lens"

• False Dichotomy: Skills vs. Concepts

• Moonshot Challenge for the IBL Community (2017)

• Coverage Issue

• Students don’t take away from lectures what instructors intend.  Here’s a practical way to deal with the issue.

• The Problems of “Good” Teaching and the Problem of Excellent Being the Enemy of Good

• Answer Getting vs. Inquiry

• When Does a Class Become an IBL Class?

• Teaching is a System

• See What They Can Do (Ed Parker)

• Learning is Nonlinear

• IBL Instructor Voices

  • Part 1

  • Part 2

  • Part 3

  • Part 4

• Starbird: “We are in the business of transforming lives!"

• Does Teacher Personality Matter?

• Umami: Pleasant Savory Taste

• Learning from History: Warren Colburn 1830

• IBL Workshop Model and Results

• Activation Energy for IBL Instructors: It Takes a Lot!

• Student Buy-In Practice Overview

• Standards Based Grading Example in an IBL Course

• The IBL Blog Interview: Professor Matthew Boelkins, GVSU

• Seven Ideas to help with reopening K-5 from an educator perspective

• The case for love, empathy, respect in education