There should be greater focus on teacher wellbeing in schools, according to Tara Porter, a clinical psychologist in the NHS and private practice. In this commentary, she suggests the potential value of reflective practice groups to help curb teachers' work stress.

Scholars in the field of conflict resolution in schools theoretically argued that minor distractions and disturbances are conflicts. In the present study, we refer to them as emerging conflicts. The study has been carried out within the phenomenographic research tradition and used semi-structured interviews. (pdf)

The aims of the study were to map and identify the foundation of relevant knowledge production in the field of approaches to address conflicts in schools and provide an empirical overview of its interdisciplinary roots, influential authors, intellectual boundaries, complexity, core theories, key methodologies, and disputed aspects. (pdf)

Det kræver tydelig ledelse, hvis en arbejdsplads skal nedbringe volds- og trusselsniveauet, viser ny forskning, som også inddrager specialskoler. Ledelsen skal sørge for, at medarbejderne både har en fælles forståelse af problemet, og af hvordan de skal håndtere det.

Brains affected by autism appear to share a problem with cells that make myelin, the insulating coating surrounding nerve fibers that controls the speed at which the fibers convey electrical signals.

Eva-Lotta Hultén, journalist och författare, har besökt en skola utanför Barcelona som utmanar kunskapspyramider och ämnesgränser.

Three ninth-grade algebra teachers in Minnesota are working together to help students overcome math anxiety and improve their skills and performance to meet state education standards. The teachers share lessons, homework assignments and resources, and take turns making daily videos reviewing the concept taught that day, so students can watch as many times as they…

In one year, ninth-graders learn two to three times as much math as their peers.

Psychologist and author Michael Reichert has found that boys learn better when they have a genuine relationship with their teacher.

Focusing on fostering relationships with families leads to trust, parent empowerment, and collaboration - as this district found when it changed its approach to making family connections. Ari Gerzon-Kessler, director of equity and partnerships for Boulder Valley School District in Colorado, shares the four pillars for intercultural understanding that guided his district's work in this…

Stephanie Hannigan, who teaches students with speech and language disabilities at an educational cooperative in New York, has spearheaded the use of eye-tracking technology in the classroom. The myGaze Power system tracks eye movements to help students with cognitive, ambulatory or speech impairments use computers without speaking or touching a keyboard or mouse.

Today's media and technology landscape means students no longer are confined to just learning in a physical classroom. "For students today, learning is a 24/7 enterprise ... that learning experience is happening all the time," says Julie Evans, CEO of education nonprofit Project Tomorrow.