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".  

Vi er styret af en idé om, at undervisning i boglige fag garanterer børn et job senere i livet. Succesfulde virksomheder som Apple, Amazon og Google har dog bevist, at succes også hænger sammen med en arbejdskultur baseret på innovation, leg og kreativitet.

Whether you’re taking up the oboe or finessing your Finnish, scientific research offers tips to aid learning.

Educators should shift from traditional timed tests and memorization methods for math instruction to a focus on math fluency, writes Catherine Castillo of Springfield Public Schools in Missouri. Castillo writes about how her district has seen success with a more modern, fluency approach to math learning for grades K-5.

Here’s why cold toes and hungry bellies matter to this Colorado STEM teacher.

As principal of Walter H. Dyett High School for the Arts in Chicago, Beulah McLoyd often moved her desk into the hallway, allowing her to interact more with students and gain their trust. Now, as an executive director of a nonprofit principal-training organization, she is helping other principals develop supportive, inclusive and safe school environments.

Teachers can help to coax even reluctant readers to embrace reading, writes fourth-grade teacher Shyla Middleton. In this blog post, Middleton offers three suggestions to help students enjoy reading, such as providing digital libraries that include children's literature and graphic novels in multiple formats and languages.