Natalie Minaker proves that the best way to help pupils understand the label of mental illness in psychology lessons is to let them assess your sanity.

The power of connected learning expands the classroom to infinity and beyond, but students still need a teacher’s guidance.

Students' grades often take into account their behavior, social skills and emotional maturity -- a trend that can put socially awkward students, including those with forms of autism, at a disadvantage, says Katharine Beals.

Susanne Wolmesjö vill ha mer rörelse i skolan. Men hon tänker inte i första hand på extra idrotts- eller friskvårdstimmar. Nej, hon vill ha mer rörelse varje dag i flera korta pass. Och det gäller både barn och vuxna.

Geografiska avstånd behöver inte hindra en skolklass från att besöka ett museum långt borta. Det gjorde det inte för klass 3D på Parkskolan norr om Piteå. Eleverna har varit på Nobelmuseet i Stockholm, utan att ta ett steg utanför klassrummet.

Three-year-olds who were read the same story several times in a week remembered more new words than those who heard three different stories, a study from the University of Sussex showed. The learning ability of children improves when information is repeated, an expert said.

Bill Gates used his recent keynote address at the SXSWedu Conference & Festival in Austin, Texas, to champion the use of social media and other technology to connect educators and allow them to learn from each other, SmartBrief's senior education editor, Melissa Greenwood, writes in this blog post.

Det finns mängder av satsningar inom matte, NO och teknik, men det är väldigt få som går att mäta. "Vill man vända trenden bör man lägga pengarna på det som är effektivt", säger forskaren Joakim Svärdh.

A rich new set of survey data on math and science teachers highlights some big challenges the nation faces if it hopes to significantly increase student achievement in those disciplines.

Att undervisa i matematik är komplext. Det är viktigt att fokusera på rollen som matematiklärare, anser Jorryt van Bommel som genomfört en learning study på lärarutbildningen.

It's time to dispel the perception that school principals have all the skills and capacity they need to be successful leaders as soon as they leave principal-preparation programs.

If kids can access information from sources other than school, and if school is no longer the only place where information lives, what, then happens to the role of this institution?