Neuroscientists have known for a long time that regular quizzing on information helps make it stick, but students and teachers don’t always know how to apply that research to classroom practice or study habits.

Skolans användning av ny teknik tar ytterligare ett steg. Nu används ett 3D-klassrum på prov på Kungsgårdsskolan i Ängelholm.

Kan en gitarr hjälpa till att utveckla språk och integrera ämnen? Ja, det tror i alla fall Burlövs kommun som erbjuder pedagogerna gitarrkurser.

As robotics gains steam in K-12 classrooms with the popularity of computer programming, this article suggests six resources to help teachers introduce such concepts in the classroom. Among them are Lego Robotics from Texas Tech University, which allows teachers to create their own Lego Robotics programs.

It is important that students feel their teachers "get" them, asserts high-school math teacher Robert Ahdoot.

Notable innovation happens when IT and instructional personnel collaborate.

The likelihood of children using attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder medications was about 30% greater during the school year than in the summer, according to a study in the journal American Sociological Review.

Makerspaces are helping the schools profiled in this article enrich learning with hands-on lessons. One school has adopted the makerspace philosophy across disciplines instead of creating a separate space for the model. In other schools, students have used 3D-printing technology for extended learning in history and other subjects.

Educators at a Vermont elementary school are using an instructional program called Scratch to teach computer programming to young students. The program aims to engage students by allowing them to write code that results in animated cartoon figures.

Matte är en mänsklig rättighet. Det säger läraren, specialpedagogen och doktoranden Ann-Louise Ljungblad. Men många elever i matematiksvårigheter får inte rätt hjälp, visar hennes erfarenhet.Elever i behov av särskilt didaktiskt stöd i matematik har länge varit en förbisedd grupp i svenska skolan, anser Ann-Louise Ljungblad.

Jag delar till fullo författarens inställning att förskolan är alldeles för viktig som institution för att inte granskas kritiskt. Att sådan granskning görs av någon som Ulla Waldenström, barnmorska, beteendevetare och professor utanför förskolans verksamhetsområde, gör det till än mer intressant läsning.  

Awesome science videos to spark students’ interests in everything from wildlife protection to ocean acidification.