Pauliina Maapalo disputerade den 1 november vid Fakultet for samfunns- og utdanningsvitenskap, NTNU, i Trondheim, Norge, med doktorsavhandlingen Øyeblikksbilder fra trearbeidspraksiser. Didaktiske og relasjonelle mulighetsrom for arbeid i materialet tre i kunst- og håndverksfaget.

The Academy for Learning, Literacy & Innovation Excellence is the state's only public school designed for students with dyslexia, with interventions like small group sessions producing higher reading scores by year two.

Smaller classes are generally better for student achievement, says Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, director of the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University. However, it can be difficult to assess exactly what size of class is best, especially for middle- and high-school students, she writes.

Starting your teaching career is both exciting and daunting. To set yourself up for long term success, there are a number of things you can start doing now. David Cohen, NBCT, has some tips and tricks that are worth reading no matter where you are in your teaching career.

Some teachers in India are replacing their red pens - particularly when grading younger students' work - with hues that are more pleasant and gentle such as purple, green or blue. School headmistress Preeti Choksi decided to ban the color after seeing how a preschool student with red-covered homework became withdrawn, and now the school…

Virginia elementary-school principal Anna Isley says building leadership skills of teachers can help boost retention rates and improve student performance. Isley, who began her career as a teacher, says connecting with other teachers in her first year set her on the path to success.

På Rosenholmsskolan i Malmö stöttar eleverna varandra i sin inlärning med hjälp av kooperativt lärande. På så sätt är inte bara pedagogen ägare av kunskapen i klassrummet. "Allt det här skapar en vi-känsla och jag ser glädjen hos eleverna", säger Elin Strömgren, förstelärare på Rosenholmsskolan.

Translanguaging handlar inte om att använda flera språk tillsammans hela tiden, utan om att man som talare kan avgöra när man kan använda ett visst språk och när man kan använda språken tillsammans på ett mer integrerat sätt. Det säger Carla Jonsson, forskare vid Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning, Stockholms universitet.

SO-läraren Karin har fått en ny elev i klassen som har en språkstörning, vilket gör Karin rådvill. Hon tycker att hon saknar både tillräckliga resurser och tid för stöttning. Karin testar olika grepp, särskild pedagogik och tips hon fått vid överlämning från elevens förra skola - en skola med särskilda resurser - men oftast hjälper…

A schoolwide shift from traditional disciplinary methods to a restorative approach can address the root causes of bullying and teach students the social-emotional skills to handle conflict.

A new app called Goya can dramatically reduce the amount of smartphone distractions in the classroom, but parents have to play an active role, its founders say. Goya, an acronym that stands for "Get Off Your Apps," lets parents disable apps on their child's device during specific hours of the day.

A 12-country international study shows just because students grow up with digital devices doesn’t mean they have “sophisticated” skills.