Åsa Hirsh har i sin avhandling identifierat tre stora dilemman i arbetet med individuella utvecklingsplaner i skolan. Det handlar om tid (dokumentation ställs mot undervisning), kommunikation (korrekt språk eller ”elevvänligt” språk) och bedömning.

Parnian ska föra klassens anteckningar vid ett studiebesök och behöver tips. Universitetsstudenter visar hur man skriver så mycket som möjligt på kort tid. En journalist lär henne mer om stödord.

Connectivity, creativity and the ability to re-envision education in the wake of new technology were key themes that emerged from the recent iPad Summit, writes Jennifer Carey, who attended the third annual event, hosted by EdTechTeacher in Boston.

Some educators and experts agree that the influx of technology and social media is taking a toll on students' writing abilities and handwriting. With students typing and texting more, they are putting pen to paper less frequently, and handwriting abilities have suffered, some say.

Some school librarians are looking to virtual learning commons to transform the traditional library setting.

The discipline of research on online learning is nascent enough, and the body of long-term studies thin enough at this point, that keeping tabs on the state of thinking is a bit like watching a table tennis match. Every study that provides evidence of the effectiveness of online teaching seems to elicit a critical one.…

While governments anxiously await the results of the latest international student assessments (Pisa), the inventor of the tests defends their growing influence.

Varför jobba dubbelt? När teknikläraren Patrik Norberg och bildläraren Ewa Holmberg skapade ett gemensamt designprojekt blev lektionerna både effektivare och roligare. 

Yoga, meditation, massage och qigong dyker upp allt oftare i skolans värld. Vi följer med lärare på mindfulnesskurs i Oskarshamn och vi besöker en stressfri förskola i Vessingebro. Men alla är inte lika positiva – möt föräldrar som planerar att anmäla sin kommun till Skolinspektionen.

Emily E. Smith, an educator in Austin, Texas, named her classroom "The Hive Society" and details in this blog post how she has transformed it into a "vessel for innovation to bloom."

In this blog post, kindergarten teacher Sharon E. Davison writes about how she integrates technology into her own classroom - establishing a digital math culture for young students.

Educators say games have helped English language learners and special education students.