I Umeå bor en familj, där alla är olika varandra. Och det är poängen! Barbapapa är i centrum när Tomtebogårds förskola arbetar med projektet ”Jag och Du och Vi tillsammans”.

Luften är full av förväntan. Barnen på Änghagens förskola ska prata med sina vänner ute i Europa för första gången.

Det är många som förutspår att programmering är ”framtidens språk”, ett av de viktigaste kunskapsområdena i en tid där allt mer styrs av datorer.

Parents need more opportunity to discuss what’s happening in their child’s life – headteacher Adam Pettitt on student wellbeing and why schools can be both nurturing and ambitious.

Doug Lemov’s 49 classroom tips are required reading for many new teachers, but he is not universally popular.

The Fairhaven School, which opened its doors in 1998, has no tests or grades, and no assigned homework. Its goal is to help students develop two core traits: agency and autonomy.

The behaviour of children with disabilities and learning difficulties often deteriorates when they start school, research suggests.

Parents feel unable to make children study by blocking internet access, as homework often requires online research, a survey suggests.

Three-dimensional technology is becoming more commonplace in K-12 classrooms, bringing with it the ability to enhance lessons in any number of core subjects. This article details seven hands-on projects that incorporate 3D printing, including one in which students build models of characters and scenes they read about in books.

Courses will help prepare students for postsecondary success, edX reps said.

Toshiba is demonstrating a new anthropomorphic robot that can communicate with humans using sign language and may one day serve as a companion for the elderly and people with dementia. The android, which resembles a young Japanese woman and currently mimics only a few simple gestures, was developed with help from several universities and relies…

As I read education blogs, news editorials and Twitter, I sometimes am struck by the “us vs. them” mentality I see between veteran and newer teachers. The purpose of this article is not to demonize or laud either one of these groups, but rather to promote the idea that teachers should support one another, writes…