Focusing less on the slides and more on student discussion fosters deeper engagement.

The role of the principal has often been compared to "drinking from a fire hose," "wearing many hats," or "putting out fires." While those characteristics may be true at times, William L. Sterrett and Sabrina Hill-Black argue that principals are uniquely poised to nourish a learning climate by enabling innovation, collaboration, and growth.

Schools are turning nurses' offices into telehealth centers to give students instant access to medical providers for issues that can be addressed remotely, such as colds and infections. In cases concerning more chronic and serious problems, telehealth technology allows schools to connect students with specialists.

Research into how the brain works is informing a professional learning community organized by Kristin Simmers, who is an English-as-an-additional-language teacher in Thailand. In this article, Simmers writes about how the PLC works and how teachers are using the research, such as learning how making mistakes in math creates connections in the brain.

A focus on STEM education has led many educators to turn to off-the-shelf programs designed to serve as a fun way to introduce students to coding, writes Steven Fink, founder of SummerTech. In this commentary, Fink questions such "edutainment" methods, arguing most fail to teach students the basics of coding.

Marching band can be beneficial for students with autism as it helps them overcome challenges with sensory disorders, synchronicity and brain connectivity, while it allows them to participate in a schoolwide program, writes former teacher Laura McKenna, whose son has autism and participates in band. "With its unique combination of exercise, dance, music and rigor,…

Cybersecurity risks including increased threats from hackers call for greater focus on preparing today's students to be the next generation of cyberdefenders, writes Sam Bocetta, a former Defense Department security analyst. In this commentary, he shares strategies to help teachers make cybersecurity concepts part of the fabric of classroom lessons.

Using representational drawings or concrete examples from daily life can help students make sense of fractions, writes former teacher LauraMarie Coleman. She gives an example of asking students how they would divide a giant chocolate chip cookie to share and making a bar drawing to visualize the problem.

Cross-curricular writing is making gains in more schools, so Jeremy Hyler, a middle-school English teacher, offers strategies to integrate writing into science classes. In this blog post, Hyler writes that one strategy he uses is to ask students to keep their science notebooks with them, so they have more opportunities to write and draw.

The Acera School’s founder now has evidence that her ideas work for kids, and she’s bringing her model to an urban district.

The method allows educators to successfully craft lesson plans that integrate tech as a means to an end rather than the core component.

It's an education cliche to say that relationships are at the center of learning. But what tools can teachers use to actually build strong relationships with their students?