Online and blended learning requires a lot of work and dedication from teachers, but when implemented correctly can have positive results for students and staff, according to Julie Young, who recently announced her retirement as president and CEO of Florida Virtual School.

Tough Young Teacher's Claudenia Williams explains how her experiences at school made her want to teach others.

Educators and advocates say schools increasingly are adapting to new technology and now are beginning to use social media, such as Skype and Twitter, in innovative ways to create authentic learning experiences for students.

Educators use learning communities, Skype to make connections with peers, students.

Barnskötaren Sussi Jansson och förskolläraren Robert Bergner arbetar på en mobil förskoleavdelning på en förskola i Uppsala. Varje dag i ur och skur åker de ut med sin buss och har naturen som sin arbetsplats. Sussi menar att barnen lär sig snabbt i naturen och att matematik, språk och motorik utvecklas på ett naturligt sätt.

Bokstavjakten er en lek som utvikler både språk og fantasi. Kort fortalt skal alle som er med og leker gå på skattejakt etter ting i huset som starter på samme lyd som bokstavene i alfabetet.

A college of teaching would allow educators – not politicians – to determine what constitutes high professional standards. Alison Peacock outlines a blueprint for how the organisation could work.

Eighth grade students at Hillview have had their iPads since the beginning of the school year. Read more on how teachers are using the devices in class so far and their hopes for the future.

One principal in an affluent Bay Area School is striving to do more than just “enhance” classroom learning with iPads.

Rosa spelar en central roll när barn lär sig att könskoda världen. Det anser Fanny Ambjörnsson, genusforskare som har studerat vad rosa betyder för barn och vuxna.  

Forskarna måste ut i skolorna och lärarna in på universiteten – effektivaste vägen till bibehållen lärarskicklighet, skriver Eva Heimdahl Mattson och Catharina Tjernberg vid Stockholms universitet.

While Singapore and Finland are more often spoken of as education powerhouses, in both the last two rounds of student assessments it is Shanghai that has taken the laurels.