Schools in Finland have adopted phenomenon-based classes that include cross-curricular learning - an approach that considers that students will need to work in multidisciplinary teams in the future. Students between 7 and 16 years old are required to take at least one such course annually.

Schools in China and elsewhere, including Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Vietnam, have adopted online education to avoid a disruption in learning while schools are closed amid the coronavirus outbreak. Lee Shawver, who teaches at Qingdao Amerasia International School, says the transition has been hard on students -- some are bored, others lonely -- and…

More states are taking steps to ensure schools support students' social and emotional needs, with 18 states adopting K-12 social and emotional learning standards. Michigan is included in the list and State Superintendent Michael Rice says the curriculum helps support development of "soft skills" that employers are looking for in future hires.

The Mississippi Association of Educators has a program to help support male teachers of color. The program, for teachers with up to five years of experience, includes a weekly video meeting that allows teachers to chat about strategies, frustrations and other topics.

Recent research into reading has revealed much about how people learn to read, and Benjamin Riley, founder and executive director of Deans for Impact, expresses optimism that educators might adopt much of this reading science into how they teach reading without triggering new "reading wars" between advocates of phonics and whole language. Read his suggestions…

En svensk föräldrakurs för att stoppa barnfetma har visat sig vara effektivast i världen. Den ska nu testas i fler EU-länder.

Børn med ADHD bliver bedre til at fokusere på en ting ad gangen, når de går til skydning i skoletiden. Det viser en ny ph.d. om DGI-projektet Fokus Skydning. Samtidig er nogle lærere blevet opmærksomme på, at de kan inddrage elementer fra idrætten i deres undervisning.

Pigerne æder sig ind på drengene i antallet af ADHD-diagnoser, og flere piger kommer i behandling, selvom deres symptomer er svære at tyde. Eksperter peger på markant mørketal.

Folkeskolerne i Slagelse Kommune er ved at uddanne lærere til superbrugere, så de bedst muligt kan tilrette undervisningen for ordblinde elever. Nu er »superlærerne« på Søndermarksskolen klar til at lære den nye viden fra sig til deres kolleger.

Wichita Falls Independent School District in Texas uses state and local funding to educate students in its prekindergarten program, including Head Start, Waterford UPSTART and a program that has teachers work with families for 18 months before enrolling students in school. "Our work is paying off: This year, for the first time in the last…

The use of artificial intelligence in education has promise, with AI tutors able to match student progress, but this raises a lot of concerns, write Chris Piech, assistant professor of computer science, and Lisa Einstein, a graduate student in cyberpolicy at Stanford University. Issues include lack of personal interaction with students, possible misuse of technology…

Education technology has received sizable investments, but stakeholders are just beginning to tap into its benefits, TPG Rise Fund education investor John Rogers writes in this commentary. Rogers outlines five edtech trends he envisions will take place during the next decade, including increased development of dual-language platforms and more vendors providing funding support for mental…