Students in a ninth-grade English class in Illinois use social media to participate in classroom discussions. Students tweet, retweet and pick favorites of their peers' ideas. Educator Chris Bronke says the method prompts a deeper dialogue in class and allows him to track students' comprehension and engagement online.

Technology companies partner to give teachers more time in the classroom.

How schools can implement acceptable use policies for classroom tablets.

Should I tell an interfering fellow teacher the truth about her daughter’s bad work and behaviour?

What happened to quiet reflection? Too much group work and teaching to exams crushes intellectual thought, says teacher Diana Senechal.

Regularly looking at student work throughout the creation process gives teachers insight into how the project is hitting home and gives students important feedback.

Förskollärare har olika strategier för att stötta föräldrar och vill gärna visa hur de jobbar med läroplanen. Men föräldrarna vill mest veta hur barnen mår. Det visar intervjustudier av Tuula Vuorinen om samverkan i förskolan.

A gene believed to have mutated more than a half million years ago, called Foxp2, may enable humans to consciously associate words with objects while learning a language, according to a recent study. The scientists now are studying Foxp2's interactions with other genes that may affect language learning.

Vad tror du om en bok? säger jag och håller upp ­»Gregor från Ovanjord« framför nioåriga sonen som ska på kalas. Han ger den inte ens en blick innan han ruskar på huvudet och fnyser. Absolut inte. Att läsa den själv kan han tänka sig. Att ge bort den som nioårspresent är otänkbart. Och dessutom…

The decision to transition to online assessments should not be taken lightly, principal Steve Kwikkel writes in this blog post. He shares several suggestions to help school leaders encourage their staff to "dive in" to the digital-assessment model.

Teachers find the most success integrating technology into the classroom when they have clear instructional goals.

So you finally get the chance to meet one on one with your child’s teacher — now what?