Patrik Johansson är doktorand i forskarskolan i Learning Study samt lärare på Globala gymnasiet. I en kort webbfilm berättar han om sin forskning och hur eleverna lär sig att tolka och kritiskt granska historiska källor.

I en artikel i Socialmedicinsk tidskrift belyser Mara Westling Allodi, professor i specialpedagogik, forskningsfältet om särbegåvning i skola och förskola. Hon framhåller bland annat vikten av ett stödjande klassrumsklimat där det verkligen är tillåtet att briljera utan att bli bestraffad.

Both public and private schools increasingly are using websites and mobile applications to promote themselves and keep staff, students and parents connected. Several school districts in Illinois have rolled out new mobile apps, and communications officers are using video and social media postings to promote school activities.

Tablets must be integrated meaningfully into the classroom to yield positive results, according to three educators who have developed a gradual release of responsibility model for tablet integration. They offer tips and techniques for using the model.

While Florida wasted students' time with computer testing, my kindergarteners weren't learning how to write the alphabet.

The American Academy of Pediatrics released a policy statement this summer suggesting schools start classes at 8:30 a.m. or later for teens. Los Angeles schools highlighted in this article report success in shifting their start times, noting increased attendance and more energized students.

Some states, such as Delaware, Rhode Island and Hawaii, are using Race to the Top funds to hire data coaches. The coaches are put in place to help educators learn how to use student data effectively, often within the professional learning community model.

"Now, as another school year begins, I realize that I don't worry as much as I did before. I worry less because I let my students do more stuff than in the past," writes ASCD EDge community member Jennifer Davis Bowman. In a recent blog post, Bowman shares a list of seven things that she…

Sixth-graders at an Illinois school are applying their math skills to a fantasy football competition. Students use division, multiplication and percentages to calculate teams' rushing and passing yards, and then log the stats online using Google Classroom.

Some experts are calling for more teacher training on the handling of hazardous materials after two recent science demonstrations resulted in flash fires and injuries. "You've got to have it hands-on, but you have to make it a safer experience through that training," said Ken Roy, a safety consultant for the National Science Teachers Association.

Research published in the journal School Psychology Quarterly showed that the amount of verbal and physical bullying among children declined from fifth grade through eighth grade. However, the incidence of cyberbullying increased as students transitioned from elementary to middle school.

Dyslexia isn't just about bad spelling – teachers need to try a variety of strategies to build confidence.