Students at an Ohio elementary school will be learning to develop smartphone applications at a new after-school program.

While there is widespread agreement that smartphones should be integrated into instruction, several issues arise when implementing mobile technologies in the classroom.

Since spotting Twitter's power for connecting subject specialists, Joe Dale has been an ambassador of social networking. Here, he describes Twitter's impact on the MFL teaching community

Gifted-education teacher Krissy Venosdale uses various digital media tools, including Skype, Twitter and blogs, to take learning to the next level, journalist Suzie Boss writes in this blog post.

You actually need to have knowledge in your head to think well. So a knowledge-based curriculum is the best way to get young people “ready for the world of work.”

It’s one of those things in education that everybody takes for granted: parent involvement is good and necessary. But is it, and if so, what kind? Here is an analysis from Alfie Kohn, the author of 12 books about education and human behavior.

Study finds 15-year-old girls outperform their male counterparts around the world – except in the US, Britain and Canada.

Lärare som har höga förväntningar på samtliga elever och använder sig av en mångfald metoder för att nå så många elever som möjligt – dessa lärare lyckas mer effektivt med sin undervisning än andra, menar John Hattie, professor vid University of Melbourne, Australien, i stor metastudie.

Education Week has released a report that highlights 16 education leaders implementing creative ideas in their own districts. "Leaders to Learn From" highlights strategies undertaken by leaders regarding school climate, curbing dropouts, improving services for students with special needs and improving parent participation.

There isn’t a day that goes by that someone in the world of education isn’t issuing a report, data point or other form of research to make a point that conflicts with another point that also has a report, data point or other form of research to back it up.