A classroom revolution is under way that harnesses technology to allow students to learn at the pace best suited to them - and changes the role of teacher from "sage on the stage" to mentor and coach.

"The consequences from the 'I don't know' response can go unnoticed for years," writes ASCD EDge community member Jennifer Davis Bowman. In a recent blog post, Bowman shares seven strategies to eliminate the "I don't know" response from every student's vocabulary.

Reading for fun has dropped dramatically over the the last 30 years among kids, unless of course you count texts.

Backed by some of the biggest names in tech, Code.org aims to make computer science part of the curriculum everywhere, and 20,000 teachers have signed on since December.

Sixth formers at a private school in Surrey are to begin their lessons in the afternoons to allow them to sleep later in the mornings.

Blended learning is being used in classrooms nationwide for students' instruction, but this type of personalized learning has another purpose as well - teachers' professional development - asserts Justin Serrano, CEO of Generation Ready.

Social media can be used to gather real-time feedback on students' thoughts about academic concepts and their mastery of lessons, Paige Alfonzo, a reference librarian, writes in this blog post.

Technology such as Twitter and videos does support language learning, but teachers will only see the benefits if it goes hand-in-hand with a change of pedagogy

Co-lab’s second cohort of games focus on open-ended play.

Boken är ett lovvärt försök att skapa struktur i oredan som är lekteorier, men med sitt akademiska språk med mängder av referenser är den knappast någon grundbok. Det skriver Lars H Gustafsson, barnläkare och författare, om boken "Lekteorier".

Del 4 av 8. Veckans tema är samtal eller muntlig interaktion som det står i läroplanen. För att träna på detta åker eleverna till Vaxholm för att söka jobb. Slottskocken Andreas Lindell serverar en riktig utmaning. Deltagarna ska lära sig laga ett delikat svenskt smörgåsbord! Daniela berättar hur hon fann kärleken i Sverige (webb-tv).

Katastrofresultaten från Pisa har gjort att skolfrågan har seglat högt upp på den politiska dagordningen. Förklaringarna har exempelvis handlat om det fria skolvalet, kommunaliseringen och lärarrollen. Men vad säger egentligen forskningen om skolan och de dåliga resultaten?