As the Maker Movement starts to gain momentum, schools that are trying to find ways to foster the do-it-yourself environment can learn a few lessons from another nexus in the universe: public libraries.

Lunds universitet får 13 nya professorer. Bland de nya professorerna, fyra kvinnor och nio män, finns en analytisk kemist, två företrädare för filmvetenskap och en datavetare som undersöker hur vi kan skapa intelligenta robotar.

Suddenly there is a lot of talk about introverts and the power of silence, in part because of a popular new book by Susan Cain called “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking”.

Att elever får bra medieundervisning i skolan blir allt viktigare. "Min förhoppning är att medieundervisningen kan starta tidigt i skolverksamheten som ett verktyg för att motverka nätmobbning, säger Barbro Oxstrand, som studerat lärares uppfattning om sitt uppdrag angående medieundervisning.

"Det jag vill jobba mest med är det pedagogiska ledarskapet. Sanningen är den att det är vad jag hinner lägga minst tid på". Det säger en av rektorerna i UR:s Rektorsbarometer. Undersökningen visar att bara 12 procent av landets rektorer lägger mest tid på det pedagogiska ledarskapet.

Core-subject teachers should consider looking to arts teachers for ideas on how to do project-based learning, Canadian educator Brenda Sherry writes in this blog post.

In Estonia, 30 schools soon will begin using computer-based maths through a pilot programme in which students will be taught the real-world applications for the subject. The teaching method also focuses less on doing sums and more on the use of computers for computation.

Transformational leadership coach Elena Aguilar writes that she is dismayed by the need to conduct a two-year study comparing individualized teacher coaching to offering an online chat community as methods of professional development.

High-school students whose schools were ranked lower in terms of socioeducational environment during eighth grade had a slightly greater risk of having depressive symptoms in 10th and 11th grades, a study showed.

The flipped instructional method has become increasingly popular in New Jersey and elsewhere, despite criticism that the approach is unfair to students who lack access to technology at home.

Aspiring teachers are taking a more self-directed approach to their training, in part, because they are more comfortable with technology and more likely to use digital devices in their professional pursuits and personal lives, according to the annual Speak Up report.