Students in Australia participate in the Skype Around the World programme twice each year, in which students stay at school for 24 hours and Skype as many schools as possible in that time.
"Yet the paradox of well-written, poorly reasoned student papers might lead us to wonder, What exactly, is the link between critical thinking and writing?" asks ASCD author Bryan Goodwin.
Performance-based education fosters a self-paced learning environment and has reduced student dropouts to zero in the Taylor County School District in Kentucky, Superintendent Roger Cook writes.
Kristian Lutz menar att pedagogerna måste bestämma vilka barn som är i behov av särskilt stöd, inte externa experter. Det visar han i boken "Specialpedagogiska aspekter på förskola och skola". Möte med det som inte anses lagom.
In this blog post, educator Lisa Nielsen offers some suggestions to help teachers connect their ideas with potential audiences - and make some money along the way.
About 46 percent of teachers say they lack enough training to use technology effectively with students, despite overwhelming support for the use of technology in the classroom, according to a recent survey conducted by digedu, a digital technology and curriculum provider.
Social media provides useful tools for teachers and students, along with some challenges, Kathy Cook, the director of educational technology and a faculty member for the College of Education at University of Phoenix, writes in this commentary.
Teachers can use social media to enhance conversations with their kindergarten students, Sharon Davison, a Vermont kindergarten teacher, writes in this blog post. Using technologies, such as reading a daily Twitter feed, sparks face-to-face conversations with young students, Davison explains.
Samuel DuPont pays a superhero visit to Oak Grove Elementary. DuPont and Audrey Buttice formed Scientific League’s Superhero Training Network to get students excited about science, technology, engineering and math.
I höstas erbjöds alla barn på avdelningarna Grottan och Stacken att delta i ”Barnens konstnärsdag”. Pedagogerna hade blivit inspirerade av utställningar gjorda av barn på Djurgården i Stockholm.