A group of Georgia educators hold a weekly Twitter chat to connect with colleagues and enhance professional learning. The educators exchange ideas on grading and other issues, and post transcripts and discussion topics on the group's website.

Ibland kan chefsrollen kräva ett personligt engagemang i en medarbetare. Någon mister en familjemedlem, ligger i skilsmässa eller drabbas av sjukdom."Medkänsla finns alltid i gott ledarskap", säger Åsa Lindell, föreläsare och organisationskonsult.

Skolan ska motverka konsekvenserna av elevers funktionsnedsättningar – det gäller både undervisning och bedömning. Men svårtolkade kunskapskrav och ökat fokus på nationella prov ställer till problem.

På Ekarängskolan i Borås är formativ bedömning paraplyet för allt utvecklingsarbete. Efter fem år med intensivt kollegialt lärande drar hela skolan åt samma håll.

Pedagogiskt ledarskap i praktiken. I en serie artiklar följer Chef & Ledarskap skolledare och deras arbete med att utveckla sin verksamhet. Per Mattsson och Annika Ireblad besöker lärarlaget i årskurs fem på Kvisthamraskolan i Norrtälje.

A high school junior decided to let her favorite ways to learn guide her when she became the teacher at an orphanage in Cambodia.

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Students and teachers see value in using technology in the classroom, but students would like to increase its use to make learning "more fun," "more interesting" and to help prepare them for the workforce, while teachers want to meet achievement goals, a report by CompTIA finds.

A recent study found lasting benefits of school field trips among students who went to see live theater performances of plays. Other students who read the text of the play or watched film versions did not demonstrate the same lasting benefit.

Are you a new principal? In this Education Update article, principal Adam Clemons shares 10 pointers that helped him survive a fun and eventful first year. His first piece of advice is to always continue to be a learner yourself.

Students are reading fewer nonfiction books than fiction and often reading below their ability levels, according to a recent report from Renaissance Learning, the company behind the Accelerated Reader program. The report was compiled from anonymized and aggregated data on nearly 10 million U.S. students in first through 12th grades.

Outdoor nurseries are sweeping the UK, their focus on fresh air and child-centred learning rather than testing. But can they prepare children for our technology-obsessed world?