Preparing kids to be critical thinkers and problem solvers requires teaching a mix of foundational skills and higher-level abstract skills.

Here's how learning management system features, digital smart pens, audio notetakers, timers and noise reducers can support students with attention deficit disorder.

With the right systems in place and explicit coaching, middle school students are better prepared to stay on track with their assignments.

Ideas on how to bring a teacher-tested activity for promoting empathy and other social skills to hybrid and remote classrooms.

More schools are introducing mindfulness -- even remotely -- to help students cope with the mental and emotional effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Megan Sweet, senior director of program and impact at the nonprofit Mindful Schools, says the public health crisis has moved mindfulness from a "back burner item to something that is in front-of-mind…

Education researchers Bryan Goodwin and Tracie Corner ask: Will the pandemic finally nudge us to explore the benefits of outdoor education for our youngest learners?

Teachers are using mindfulness in the classroom to help students who have struggled with mental health issues and general well-being during Covid-19.

Before reinventing the way K-12 educators teach math, the core reasons math is taught need to be examined, Jonathan Bartlett writes in this commentary. Bartlett notes that math should be taught to help students think more clearly and that adjustments should be made to the curriculum to focus on practicing core reasoning skills before applying…

Children who are exposed to armed violence in their neighborhood are at increased risk for major depressive disorder, according to data in a study from JAMA Network Open.

Young children need social interaction, self-determination, and play to learn. But in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, how does that translate to online learning? Psychologist and professor Wendy Ostroff suggests strategies and tips for engaging our youngest learners remotely in Educational Leadership.

There's an art - and science - to providing prompts for young readers when they struggle. Professor Nell Duke draws on research into how children learn to read to advise teachers on how to best prompt early readers who get stuck on a word. Read her strategies in Educational Leadership.

How educators and parents can help children's natural curiosity emerge — in the classroom and at home.