Den samhälleliga retoriken tenderar ofta att ge en negativ bild av läraryrket. Alla fantastiska insatser och goda exempel på initiativrikedom och sätt att stimulera elevers lust att lära drunknar i en orättvis diskussion om otillräcklighet, skriver Pernilla Nilsson, Professor i naturvetenskapernas didaktik.

Students in some New Jersey schools say flipped instruction is working for them because they can work at their own pace and get targeted help from educators and peers during class.

Girls should be encouraged to take more science and engineering courses to help correct the gender imbalance in those fields, says Carmina Mancenon, an engineering major at Princeton University and Japan's representative at the G(irls)20 Summit, a gathering of female students from each of the G20 nations.

Students attending the Washington State School for the Blind in Vancouver have access to digital learning environments where instruction is delivered using tools such as digital cameras, interactive whiteboards and assistive software.

Att arbeta med verkliga uppdrag gör eleverna engagerade och de känner behov av kunskap. – Naturvetenskapen blir rolig när de får vara kreativa, säger Ola Palm som är NO-lärare i Sturebyskolan.

En tidig morgon blev Magnus Silfverstolpe, rektor på Blackebergs gymnasium, uppringd av en kyrkoherde som berättade att en av hans elever valt att ta sitt liv. Ett besked som kom helt oväntat och som vände upp och ned både på känslor och på skolan. Hur bör skolan agera när en elev väljer att avsluta sitt…

Det pratas mycket om vikten av höga förväntningar. Men forskningen ger inga entydiga svar om effekten, skriver Fredrik Bonander, fil dr i statsvetenskap. Dessutom har förväntningar visat sig svåra att förändra.    

Skolebarn med mødre som mottar kontantstøtte, gjør det i snitt bedre på skolen, viser ny studie.

Research suggests children who have over-protective parents are more likely to be bullied by their peers.

Blended learning can help schools improve foreign-language learning and overcome common obstacles such as limited time, resources and budgets, suggests Gail Palumbo, area chair for curriculum and instruction at the University of Phoenix Online. Online tools such as Duolingo and Imendi can supplement teacher instruction and help schools build foreign-language programs that go beyond grammar…

Developing a high-school problem-based learning program has been challenging, exhausting -- and gratifying, writes biology teacher Jayesh Rao. In this blog post, Rao shares lessons he's learned during the past two years that he's spent working in collaborative teams at Sammamish High School in Bellevue, Wash. "Collaboration with my peers has certainly pushed my thinking…

New study suggests that the reasons students seek a higher education can have a big impact on their grades and likelihood of staying enrolled.