People who like to use their brains are a lot less physically active than people who don't, according to research published this month in the Journal of Health Psychology.

There are challenges and pitfalls to implementing project-based learning, but the advantages are great. In this Educational Leadership article, teacher Alison Zuniga and university educator Thomas M. Cooper share one high school's journey to effective PBL and describe why, when done right, teachers make the choice to relinquish a majority of learning into the hands…

Playgrounds with activity-specific zones could encourage more active play, according to a study by University of Missouri researchers. Data collected from accelerometers revealed that zoned recess periods led to more physical activity, compared with regular recess periods.

Många nyanlända i samhället och förskolan, många nya möten människor emellan. För att få till dessa på ett bra sätt talas det om vikten av interkulturellt förhållningssätt. Men vad menas med det? Vi tar hjälp av en professor och en förskollärare.  

Mechanics kill the joy of words. As a great teacher says, we need to “ask students questions, read their answers, and ask more questions.”

School leaders should not shy away from talking about equity in education with students and faculty, principal Carrie Tulbert writes in this blog post. She offers more than 10 ideas to help jump-start such conversations with staff members.

Max og Sofia er ferdig i barnehagen og står ved terskelen til de voksnes verden og aller første skoledag. (webb-tv)

Developers in China are working on adaptive, computer-based teaching that some say could be the future of education. Such virtual-reality classrooms, which have gained more acceptance in Asia, would use technology to determine whether a student is drifting off or uninterested and could even change the instructor's gender to match cultural preferences.

I en ny bok gör den amerikanska psykologen Linda Kreger Silverman en genomgång av vad särskild begåvning egentligen är, hur den kan upptäckas och hur både föräldrar och skolpersonal bäst möter högt begåvade barn för att deras utveckling ska bli optimal.  

The popularity of "Pokemon Go" carries lessons for the classroom, suggest Amber McLeod and Kelly Carabott, both of Monash University in Australia. They encourage educators to keep an open mind about apps and games, including "Pokemon Go," and share how they can connect with curricula.

Civic unrest may disrupt learning, potentially reducing student achievement and contributing to chronic absences, according to a study by the Institute for the Study of Labor. Data for students in Ferguson, Mo., show a dip in positive student outcomes in 2015, following a period of protests and violence.

Nearly half of new teachers leave within the first five years of entry into teaching.