Att filosofera med de yngsta handlar mycket om att improvisera. Barns funderingar förändras snabbt och är ofta knutna till en viss miljö och ett visst sammanhang, säger forskaren Viktor Johansson.
Alla barn borde ha rätt till vuxen-garanti. Till någon som kan prata med dem utan att behöva ge svar eller trösta. Det tycker Liza Haglund, som utbildar förskollärare och håller samtal med barn om frågor kring livet, döden och allt annat som hör därtill.
Teachers finding the most success are good at creatively connecting the game back to the curriculum, while allowing it to maintain the qualities of a good game.
Hur tacklar olika förskolor frågan om beröring mellan personal och barn? Det ska ett forskarteam försöka ta reda på genom ett tvärvetenskapligt projekt, finansierat av Vetenskapsrådet.
Skype has made the shift from novelty to standard tool that is making inroads in classrooms worldwide as teachers seek to give students expanded access to guest speakers, experts and other cultures, according to writer Kate Messner.
There are five skills that students can learn better through video games than textbooks, experts assert in this article. Among them are to connect physical experiences with learning, to compete, to work as a team and to engage in systems thinking, "which leads students to understand the relationships within and among components."
Educators and administrators profiled in this article say they are engaged in daily professional development thanks to social media platforms such as Twitter. More teachers and administrators are using Twitter to participate in and host chats.
Effective professional development for teachers can have a direct effect on students' achievement and retention of top teachers, asserts Donald Fraynd, CEO of TeacherMatch and a former educator.