Med folkeskolereformen blev der vendt op og ned på begrebet lektier. Lektierne skulle læses i skolen, for det ville udligne faglige og sociale forskelle. Men realiteten er en anden, siger forsker og anbefaler at droppe selvstændige lektioner med lektietid.

Lektier hænger stædigt fast som en del af skolelivet, på trods af at forskning gang på gang viser, at de ikke virker. I en ny bog argumenterer forsker og læreruddanner for, at vi helt dropper lektierne eller som minimum gentænker dem drastisk.

Interpersonal harm between students can take many forms, but in an SEL-informed school environment, students can learn how to intervene in instances of bullying and support one another with a variety of strategies that play to their individual strengths and personalities. EL columnists and education professors Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey look to share the…

Vi behöver tala öppet om grundskolans utmaningar och våga ställa krav på eleverna. Det säger forskare Sirkku Kupiainen, med anledning av Svenska Yles granskning av grundskolan i Helsingfors.

This year, watch for innovations that explicitly add new capacity and connections to the mix, expanding schools’ ability to innovate and improving relationships and resources for students.

When elementary students are physically overstimulated or emotionally dysregulated, these exercises may help them get ready for the work of reading.

Many mathematics education researchers note that getting learners talking about mathematics and developing their own explanations is important, writes Marc Husband, assistant professor, et al.

Chris Dede discusses how education can evolve to work with — rather than fight against — artificial intelligence. (Webb-radio)

Students beliefs and attitudes about learning can result in behaviors that affect their learning, writes educator and author Barbara Blackburn. In this article, Blackburn shares three beliefs of students and strategies to help counter the beliefs in a positive way, including the idea that they are a failure unless they get it right on the…

A fun multiweek project can support the development of the crucial skills that drive academic success for middle school students.

Ny forskning vid Åbo Akademi visar att det finns en skillnad mellan pojkar och flickor inte enbart i ordförrådets storlek utan också i ordförrådets tillväxt under de första åren.

Teachers in every content area can build partnerships with the school librarian to support students’ academic literacy across the curriculum.