Spatial thinking can help with math development as it relates to life skills, writes Emily Farran, professor of cognitive development. Teachers can help improve students' spatial understanding with "small-world play," such as doll houses and toy farms and using spatial vocabulary, such as "next to," "in," and "parallel," Farran suggests.

Teaching academically honest research skills helps first graders learn how to collect, organize, and interpret information.

Enligt läroplanen ska barn redan i skolan lära sig svårdefinierbara färdigheter för arbetslivet. En av dem är självstyrning som i värsta fall leder till att bara barn från resursstarka familjer klarar sig.

Students with autism practice social skills with Milo, a humanoid educational robot from RoboKind that offers instruction on various types of interactions. Approximately 25 Indiana school districts use Milo robots with an estimated 3,000 to 4,000 students, says RoboKind's Rick Oslovar.

The physical classroom plays a crucial role in fostering a healthy and supportive learning environment. In their latest column, education professors Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey share how, when schools intentionally create classroom spaces that are comfortable and inviting - for both students and teachers, they are contributing directly toward the success of the entire…

Schools may require student uniforms for reasons that vary, from sense of belonging or school safety to increased achievement, writes Rachel Shanks, a senior lecturer in education at the University of Aberdeen, who researched the practice at public schools in Scotland.

Nå skal professor Lise Vikan Sandvik ved NTNU forske på hva det medfører å endre vurderingssystemet i skolen.

Alle norske ungdommar er fleirspråklege. Ungspråk-prosjektet har undersøkt norske ungdomsskoleelevar sine språkvanar, tankar og meiningar kring det å kunne fleire språk, skriver Åsta Haukås, professor i framandspråksdidaktikk ved Universitetet i Bergen.

Forskere skal kartlegge barnas ferdigheter i lesing, skriving, språk, matematikk og sosial utvikling – fra barnehagealder og gjennom hele skoleløpet.

How can digital technology help middle schoolers thrive? This is not the question we are usually asked about screen time for youth, but it should be.

This process has students closely examine objects in nature and then use the same observational tools to improve their analytical writing skills.

Punishment is an ineffective approach to dealing with the problem behaviors of students, which is why teachers should instead focus on empathy to determine the cause of the behaviors, writes Katelyn Oellerich, a school psychologist.