Mitt i Linköpings stadspark, i den så kallade Trädgårdsföreningen, hittar vi utomhuspedagogen Anna Svensson. Hon arbetar på en naturskola.

Competency-based education has seen its fair share of champions over the past decade, offering the promise of a new architecture of learning. As the competency bandwagon continues to get more crowded, however, there is a critical — and too often ignored — through line between competencies and connections.

A Texas school district is using technology to bridge language gaps between teachers and students. WT2 earpieces -- worn by teachers and students -- translate what the other is saying into their own language.

The global wealthy will soon be able to send their children to a top English private school without having to leave home. Harrow is setting up a virtual sixth form which will teach A-levels online to pupils anywhere in the world.

When teachers give students the space to pursue inquiry, kids can take more ownership of their own learning and generate authentic questions.

En undervisning som tar fasta på ämnesinnehållet har större chans att utveckla elevernas kritiska omdöme när det gäller rättvisefrågor än den som fokuserar på elevernas tyckande. Det visar Malin Tväråna i en ny avhandling som grundar sig i så kallad praktiknära forskning.

Schack gör barn bra på logiskt tänkande och de klarar av digital multitasking bättre än vuxna. Eller? En rad myter präglar både undervisningen och hur vi ser på lärande, konstaterade en grupp inlärningsforskare.

Vad finns det för konkreta råd till lärare som vill bli bättre på ledarskap i klassrummet? Marcus Samuelsson är professor i pedagogik och har specialiserat sig på just det här. Här presenteras några av hans tips. Svaren och tipsen är hämtade ur Lärlabbet: Ledarskap i klassrummet. (webb-tv)

Hotter temperatures affect students' ability to learn, according to an analysis by R. Jisung Park, an environmental and labor economist at UCLA's department of Public Policy and the Luskin Center for Innovation. Data shows, however, that snow days did not affect learning.

Students who engage in active learning learn more -- but feel like they learn less -- than peers in more lecture-oriented classrooms. That's in part because active learning is harder than more passive learning, according to a new study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.  

Students aren't always aware of the progress they are making or how their emotions affect their learning throughout the year. These strategies can help make those things visible to them.

Ingemar Karlsson, du har skrivit en doktorsavhandling om elever i matematiksvårigheter och lärare och elevers tankar kring det här med låga prestationer i matematik. Vem är du?