Hitta något som ni i fritidshemmet ­önskar bli bättre på. Dokumentera det. Observera hur ni gör. Gör ett förbättrings­arbete kring det. Ha en upp­följning. Gör om det om ett år.

Students' grades can suffer if one or both parents experience depression, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry. Parents with depression may be less likely to attend meetings with teachers or take time to listen to their children's problems and help them find solutions, researchers say.

Barn som fått autismdiagnos som små får sedan inte tillräckligt stöd i skolan, menar de flesta föräldrar. Det visar en ny avhandling vid Gillbergcentrum, Sahlgrenska akademin.

Japansk matematisk didaktik stimulerar samtal och matematisk medvetenhet bättre än typiskt svensk matematikundervisning, enligt forskare vid Högskolan i Gävle.

Literature can include dark themes that may stir an emotional response in some students, educator Andrew Simmons writes in this commentary. He argues for including emotional responses to literature in classroom lessons.

Coding lessons are reaching students earlier, sometimes as early as preschool. Educators are using tools such as robots and apps to engage students in these lessons.

How one educator handled a complicated situation with an online bully.  

Teachers can ensure that students learn to collaborate and work together even in one-to-one device classrooms by having students share screens, according to Monica Burns, an author and speaker. In this blog post, she shares several ways teachers can get students working together.

Digital learning requires digital leaders. Speaking to a sold-out keynote luncheon crowd on Saturday, education leader and #edchat creator Steven Anderson led a lively discussion on a topic that is close to his heart. Before he spoke, we asked Anderson about what drives his particular leadership vision and how others can begin to implement it…

Researchers at Harvard University's Project Zero are working with schools to build "cultures of thinking" where students are given structure for collective and individual thinking. Project Zero has identified "thinking moves" and "thinking routines" that help students reach understanding and become lifelong learners.

School leaders in general need more systematic training around blended learning, says Barbara Treacy, a lecturer at Harvard University. Programs such as The Friday Institute at North Carolina University and the Lexington Institute are working to fill tech-training gaps.