Educators can take steps to make language lessons more accessible and inclusive for students with special needs, such as hearing or visual impairments, according to Andrea Mehringer, an English-language educator in Saudi Arabia. In this commentary, Mehringer shares how teachers can help bridge the gap, including the use of education technology.

The school is trying to take anxiety out of the lunchroom experience. It has assigned seating with a teacher at each table. Officials say it improves school culture. Others aren't so sure.

How culturally responsive teaching supports STEM education.

A public school in Colorado is gaining attention for its success in educating students who have dyslexia. Some families have moved to the area and others are making long commutes so their children can attend the Academy for Literacy, Learning & Innovation Excellence, which serves students in grades two through five with small classes, daily…

Beth Houf, principal of Fulton Middle School in Missouri, says she works to "lead like a pirate" -- meaning that she focuses on the "why of the work." In this interview, she shares several pitfalls busy educators can fall into that takes them away from the "why."

Deep knowledge and a command of vocabulary about a topic can help support reading comprehension, says education journalist Natalie Wexler, citing research on the cognitive science of reading. Wexler says her research shows that the knowledge gap that exists among students could be driving gaps in reading-comprehension skills and achievement gaps overall.

Teachers can help increase student engagement in lessons by identifying the topics and interests that resonate with students, Rann Miller writes. Miller also suggests teachers can liven up content students perceive as dry by making it culturally relevant or connecting it to real-world scenarios.

Here are eight concrete ideas from principals and other experts that school leaders can use to make their evaluations and observations of teachers meaningful, actionable, and low-stress.

Sverige lägger minst pengar på läromedel i hela Europa, samtidigt som skolan lever i en brytningstid mellan traditionell undervisning och ett mer digitalt arbetssätt. Att i läromedel och undervisning kombinera beprövad erfarenhet och nydanande verktyg är lika spännande som utmanande. Det menar Libers vd Anna Settman.

Många barn och unga sitter, halvligger eller står stilla under större delen av sin vakna tid. På Bäckhagens skola i södra Stockholm har man lyft in rörelse i undervisningen.

Stavfel och andra språkmissar är inte bara pinsamma – de är också onödiga. Det finns en rad digitala verktyg som rättar dina fel.

Gymnasielärare Tina är svenska som andraspråkslärare. Hon undervisar på alla SVA-nivåer på sitt gymnasium, där hennes elever går på praktiska gymnasieprogram. När hon nu ska undervisa i litteratur från olika epoker, så upptäcker hon att väldigt få texter passar. Många texter upplever hon som stereotypiska enligt västerländsk tradition. Konsekvensen blir att eleverna blir mindre engagerade…