School districts would benefit from implementing targeted, experiential teacher onboarding, writes Kristen Watkins, director of personalized learning at Dallas Independent School District in Texas. In this commentary, Watkins shares how her district adopted this approach to teach teachers about blended and personalized learning.

De blev lanceret som et objektivt redskab til at følge med i folkeskolens udvikling. Men er de kommet til at styre undervisningen og kulturen for meget? Denne podcast af Vov at Vide handler om de omdiskuterede nationale test.

Researchers appear divided over the effect of screen time and social media on teens' - particularly girls' - mental health. In this report, three researchers share their views, including Jean Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University, who says social media, in particular, may be causing anxiety among teens.

A middle-school teacher in Tennessee has developed an app designed to help her students, who have special needs, perform better on state math tests. The app works to help students remember math concepts, says Robin Cianchoso, who shares that she had her own challenges with learning in school.

One Connecticut elementary school is using math bee competitions, after-school tutoring and workshop-like classes to boost math performance. Scores on annual state math tests have improved, especially among students from low-income households and who are English-language learners, the data shows.

Applied research is a collaborative inquiry process that can empower schools and districts to personalize approaches to problem solving and professional development. Here's what you need to know to get started.

A debate is raging over the rights and wrongs of using digital technology to learn. But experts say there is a middle ground.

The start of a new school year presents the perfect opportunity to reflect on the life and work of Grant Wiggins, an extraordinary educator who died unexpectedly in May 2015. While Grant is no longer with us, his spirit and ideas live on, and we can honor and celebrate his life’s work by acting on the…

What is global competency and what impact can it have on your classroom?

A school principal in Australia reports improved student engagement, attendance and confidence since she developed close networks with area schools with shared priorities. Melissa Scully says the approach allowed teachers to benefit from feedback and data-informed approaches, a process she learned through the Certified Practising Principal program.

Which strategy for classroom management do you feel is most effective?

Researchers found that adolescents who reported recently experiencing bullying had a three times higher suicide attempt risk, compared with those who weren't bullied. The findings - in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - are based on survey data of more than 134,000 youths ages 12 to 15 from 48…