Effective learning strategies can encourage students to adopt a growth mindset, Stephen Chew, a professor of psychology at Samford University, said at the 2021 Learning & the Brain conference. Chew also said multitasking can cause distractions that harm learning.  

Students reported sleeping more when schools adopted start times that were 20 minutes to 65 minutes later, according to a study by researchers at the University of Minnesota and the Bloomington, Minn., public school system. Researchers also reported a slight uptick in performance for the students in fifth through 11th grades.

Elementary students may struggle with the wording of problems, and the visual supports of comics can help them focus on the math.

As colleges’ use of the technology grows, so do questions about bias and accuracy.

There’s a powerful academic impact, new research reveals, when students are voracious, voluntary readers.

Med et nyt projekt vil Dansk Skoleskak hjælpe elever i specialtilbud til øget trivsel og viden om deres mentale sundhed. Ved hjælp af bræt og brikker arbejder materialet Hjernen på Skemaet blandt andet med selvregulering, selvfølelse, samarbejde og koncentration.

Det lyder umiddelbart selvmodsigende, at elever falder til ro, når de bevæger sig, men det er præcist, hvad der sker i en specialklasse, som råder over to cykelborde. Eleverne pedalerer sig til færre konflikter, øget medbestemmelse og større selvværd.

Barn födda i december löper en nästan dubbelt så hög risk att få en diagnos om inlärningsstörning, som barn som är födda i januari, visar färsk forskning vid forskningscentret för barnpsykiatri vid Åbo universitet.

Nonviolent communication can help adults better understand students' needs and where they are coming from. Teachers can use these emotional indicators to discern a misunderstanding from a more intentional act of disrespect.

The rewiring of the brain that happens during adolescence creates great opportunities for both positive and negative experiences, including substance abuse.

The pandemic has been stressful for millions of children. If that stress isn't buffered by caring adults, it can have lifelong consequences. There's a lot schools can do to keep that from happening.

When school leaders use evidence-based tools focused on equity for observations, they have greater potential to improve classroom practice.