Tre gånger i veckan, utanför skoltid. I intensivmatematiken får elever möjlighet att fylla kunskapsluckor, rätta till missuppfattningar och träna på det som är svårt.
Det är skolans uppdrag att förmedla tanken om alla människors lika värde till eleverna. Varför inte ta hjälp av litteraturen? Det finns mängder av böcker på temat tolerans och medmänsklighet.
Teachers in New Zealand who led their students in "mindfulness" exercises reported improvements in their mental health, including their ability to sit still, pay attention and resolve conflicts. The eight-week programme piloted in five primary schools includes a heavy focus on breathing and teaching students to have a greater awareness of their own bodies.
Teachers will undoubtedly receive feedback -- solicited and otherwise -- executive coach and consultant Naphtali Hoff writes in this blog post. He offers ways for educators to make good use of feedback, including being thankful and making changes.
Researchers from Anglia Ruskin University find that children who speak at least two languages in the home perform better than monolingual pupils at primary school
As coding takes off in K-12 education, there is growing support for introducing such lessons in early grades, with researchers saying that coding allows students to develop skills that will help them succeed in science, technology, engineering and math.
High-school students who had high media-multitasking index scores completed 3.5 hours of homework each day on average, compared with 2.5 hours for low multitaskers, according to a study presented at an American Academy of Pediatrics meeting. However, researchers found that those who juggled more forms of media were less able to focus on single tasks.
Imperial College London is creating resources for primary schools - backed by Lord Winston - to improve standards of biology, chemistry and physics teaching for under-11s.
A Michigan school district is testing a program designed by Peter Bergman of Columbia University in which parents sign up to receive text messages about their children's progress. The goal is to determine whether this form of communication with parents will allow them to be more involved and will result in achievement gains.
History teacher Bill Tolley in this commentary explains how educators can introduce blended learning to their classrooms by focusing on three essential components. Among these is carefully allowing students increased control of the classroom.