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.

Students are socializing more online -- both in and out of school -- and research now shows that social media interactions with peers and teachers that are similar to the real world, such as avatar environments or video chats, can help students bond with other people.

In this guest blog post, staffers at Primary Source suggest several ways to use free Web 2.0 tools to teach students about current events in lessons that are aligned with the Common Core State Standards.

Educators in two school districts that have begun using Google Chromebooks in the classroom say they have learned several lessons from the use of the devices. Among them are that the devices are low-cost, easy to use and simple to maintain, but they require seamless wireless access to be used effectively.

Noen elever ser alltid etter svakheter når en ny lærer kommer inn i klasserommet. Dette er ofte de samme elevene som har aggressiv atferd.