Min uppfattning är att det är helt meningslöst att skjuta skuld på en enda person, när självbilden hos en grupp vacklar. Men det händer att enskilda pedagoger hamnar i skottgluggen när en elevgrupp får problem. Sorgligt nog. För det är mycket mer komplext än så, skriver försteläraren Terese Cannehag Berglund.

Med hjälp av en ung människas sökande efter meningen med livet guidar Hanna Holmqvist sina elever genom världsreligionerna. På Facebook följer de hans öde – från semestern på Rhodos till Israel och Knutby.

Education leaders in New York City have taken steps to create universal access to public preschool, adding 16,000 students since the 2013-14 school year. Officials also have been focused on improving quality, such as adopting a tool to evaluate classroom environments.

A school district in Georgia is considering using technology to fill vacant teaching positions. Under the proposal, in-person substitutes would be available, but students would be taught via Skype by a trained teacher several days each week.

Faculty members at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro experiment with a model for course redesign they say can increase access and quality and lower costs.

A high-school librarian in Missouri is using Twitter and Instagram to engage with students - and hopefully excite them about reading. Kelli Nicholson, who is new to her position this year, says the library also is offering a coloring station that students can visit during breaks or study hall.

There are four key strategies to bring education technology into the classroom, writes Jennifer Casey, a social studies and language arts teacher in Florida. In this commentary, she suggests choosing edtech tools that work in more than one way and learning from other teachers, among other suggestions.

Håndskrevne notater gir bedre læringseffekt enn å bruke PC-tastatur, mener to NTNU-forskere. Men det spiller liten rolle om man bruker blyant eller digital penn.

By encouraging students to add more performance back into the text, Shakespeare’s works are gaining greater purpose.

An evidence-based program teaches mindfulness to educators. Research suggests it can reduce their stress and improve their teaching.

The tech team in Littleton, Colorado is trying to build self-sufficiency in students by compiling digital tools for reading and writing that students can choose whether or not to access.

Audio book listeners can find themselves having to explain to book readers why listening isn't cheating. Professor Daniel Willingham explains the differences.