Imagine second-graders designing a new outdoor classroom for themselves, not just a place they dream of spending time in, but one that could actually be built.

A recent study finds there is no single reason that students leave high school before graduation, but rather there are various factors, including toxic environments, poor relationships with teachers, parents and others, and a lack of support. The report highlights ways schools can help retain students.

A complicated role-immersion game has a few college professors handing over control of the classroom to students who are suddenly showing more passion and interest than ever before.

Monstret Mollys Europaresa har väckt barnens nyfikenhet. Och förskollärarna triggas av mötet med andra länder.

Spelar det någon roll hur elever ser på kunskap när de ska lära sig naturvetenskap? Många forskare försöker svara på den frågan. Studier visar bland annat att elevers syn på kunskap kan påverka deras motivation inom naturvetenskap.

Education blogger and high-school teacher Paul Barnwell in this blog post poses five questions he says teachers and administrators should ask about the professional-learning communities model. "When the collaboration is efficient, PLC cycles provide a focused method to dissect student work and hopefully improve results," he writes.

A report released recently by the Alliance for Excellent Education and the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education offers five keys to using technology to help at-risk students. Among them, the report suggests setting a goal of establishing a one-to-one technology program and making sure Internet connections are sufficient.

Some schools have shied away from utilizing social media over fears of what could happen, but George Couros, an administrator in Alberta, Canada, writes about the need for courageous leadership in this department. He highlights the example of a school in the U.S. that has turned over its school Twitter account to the school community,…

Some educators are exploring ways to transfer print skills, such as annotating text for deep reading, to digital devices. Teachers are working on tablet applications, teaching students to use annotation software and keeping in mind that students may be distracted by the multimedia nature of e-books.

Teachers don't need a suite of smartphones or a tablet for every student to make an impact with iPads and iPhones, asserts Christy Crawford, an elementary teacher in New York. In this blog post, she shares 10 ways teachers can transform lessons with a single device, such as students taking turns on a tablet to…

Où sont les flashcards? Our collection of lesson ideas and resources will help you teach French from key stage 2 upwards.

While asking pupils to show respect in the classroom is well meaning, it creates a culture of shame, argues teacher David Birch. What terms are more effective?