New study says student evaluations of teaching are still deeply flawed measures of teaching effectiveness, even when we assume they are unbiased and reliable.

Analyzing the themes in a literary work can be tricky for students, but a simple formula can scaffold the process.

Emily Higgins, director of the gifted and talented program at Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District in Maine, says she likes to have her students go beyond basic math and work on projects that integrate other skills and subjects. Higgins' sixth-grade student is using geography, coding, proportions and 3D printing to make a statistical model of…

In her new book, Lydia Denworth makes the case for the vital necessity of friendship, tracing its effects on your genes, on your brain and even on animals like sheep and fish.  

Educators hope that leading students in self-reflective exercises such as meditation will give them tools to handle stressful situations, said Amanda Moreno, an associate professor at Erikson Institute, a graduate school that trains professionals in child development. If children can expend less energy to stay calm, the theory holds, they’ll have more gusto for learning.

The concept of "screen time" for children is often demonized in the media, but technology can play a vital role in learning, Lisa Guernsey says in this interview. Guernsey says mindless screen use or using devices as babysitters can be detrimental, but technology use for educational purposes should be evaluated based on content, context, and…

"To make a difference in the life of a child ... I made the commitment to tell my personal story," says educator Lisa Godwin. In this moving talk, she shares her experience of overcoming childhood trauma with the quiet, unwavering support of a teacher and school counselor -- and shows how educators can help students…

Marian University in Indiana is using mixed reality to give teaching students virtual classroom experience. The program gives future teachers real-world experience in the safety of a virtual environment and provides real-time feedback.

How teachers can avoid "microaggressions".