A Michigan school district is changing teaching and learning for the better by redesigning classrooms, says Steve Laatsch, assistant superintendent of instructional services for Saline Area Schools. In this interview, he shares how the spaces and technology - including Chromebooks and materials from Discovery Education - support deeper learning.

Computer Science Education Week begins Dec. 9, and Code.org's Hour of Code offers an opportunity to engage all students in coding, even those with no experience, writes Kimberly Rues, a librarian in a Missouri school district. In this commentary, she writes that when she has introduced coding, the students who do well often are the…

Dyspraxia affects fine and gross motor development and can make it difficult for kids to learn, but there are ways teachers can help.

Under lång tid har världens länder rört sig mot demokrati, men nu syns flera länder röra sig bort från den, menar flera forskare och nämner Kina, Ungern och Turkiet som exempel på länder där den akademiska friheten är hotad, och där forskare tvingas söka skydd i andra länder. Vad är akademisk frihet och hur ser…

After recognizing that he and his students lacked global awareness, third-grade teacher Michael Dunlea says he found ways to engage students in the world around them and curb classroom isolation. In this blog post, he shares five strategies he adopted, including using online platforms to connect with scientists and engaging with virtual classroom partners and…

As educators, most of us have experienced coming home at the end of the day and feeling as though we've spent the entire day hitting our head against the wall. We know we can't continue to do what we've been doing. So now what? In the latest Inservice blog post, Rachael George explores four things…

The popularity of fidget spinners may be over, but that is for the best, according to studies that show the devices -- often touted as useful in helping some students concentrate -- may harm learning. In one study, students who used fidget spinners while watching a video scored worse on a memory test, and a…

Looking outside your classroom walls can help students develop a global perspective—and refresh your teaching.

New report argues that schools are overlooking gifted students who would benefit from services, including large numbers of black and Latino students.

Parents of dyslexic students say that having dyslexia laws on the books is just the first step to getting help. Getting schools and districts to pay attention is more important.

Because dyslexia’s symptoms and manifestations can change over time, families, teachers, and schools understandably struggle to identify dyslexia in children. Here are some tips for recognizing those signs in English speakers and multilingual students.

Students, parents, and teachers must understand that the dyslexic’s brain isn’t “broken” or deficient, just organized in a different way. And there is specialized reading instruction specifically for the different brain structure.