Lärare tar hänsyn till annat än kunskaper när de sätter betyg. Det visar Ilona Rinnes avhandling. "På så sätt kan betyg aldrig bli rättssäkra", säger Ilona Rinne.
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.
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.
In this interview, Aaron Feuer, co-founder of Panorama, discusses the importance of harnessing technology to measure and boost social-emotional learning. He also asserts that technology's true power has not yet been felt in education.
Some educators are using puzzles, root vegetables and even hip-hop music to make math and science come alive for students. Organizations, such as Math for America, give participating educators additional support to innovate in the classroom.