Ikke før har vi kommet over PISA-sjokket, så dukker det opp en ny bekymring. Nå er det mangel på kritisk tenkning som er problemet med norsk skole. Så hva gjør vi med det?

How one teacher uses social media to connect.

Despite the hype, writer Hana Schank says in this commentary that Minecraft - on its own - is not educational. Instead, she says it is the players' passion for the game that leads to real learning - the same as she witnessed when her own children created a series using iMovie.

There are pros and cons to using educational games in the classroom, according to a recent study on game playing in K-12 education. Researchers found that gaming can be more effective if there were improvements made in design or support around the games, or in both.

Educators at a New Jersey elementary school are using Twitter to connect to the community, parents and colleagues outside of their school. Students write tweets about what they learn each day to be used as part of classroom feeds, which teachers hope parents use as starting points to discuss students' learning.

Din personlighed påvirker dine karakterer i gymnasiet og på universitetet mere end din IQ, viser ny forskning. Den viden kan man bruge til at indrette uddannelsessystemet bedre, vurderer forskere.

There are more than 300 virtual schools in operation nationwide, according to the National Education Policy Center. Some reports question the quality of these programs, educator Jen Karetnick writes in this commentary. She reflects on how inconsistencies in such programs from state to state can affect students.

Educators should tap into students' individual learning styles and involve students in designing lessons that are right for them, Alan November, veteran educator and senior partner and founder of November Learning, writes. In this commentary, he shares an experiment he has used to learn more about students' learning styles.

"Our role as teachers is not to do the learning for our students; our role is to find ways to help our students learn on their own," writes ASCD author and ASCD EDge community member Robyn Jackson.

Neurologist Judy Willis explores what kinds of homework help students at different stages of development and just how long out-of-hours work should take.

Asking users about their needs can open up the possibilities of what can be addressed by schools. As a result of design thinking, one school created a separate parents’ center.

A school in a low-income neighborhood in Tampa is tapping into community members to be a part of the learning experience for the children and the adults.