Educators and therapists at a small Australian school serving students with special needs are using a trampoline and swing set to help students regulate their behavior through exercise. When students return to their mainstream schools, they can use the outdoor playground, indoor exercise equipment or fidget tools for the same purpose.

The design of US schools is in the spotlight following the latest shooting at a Texas high school. Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said the state's schools have too many exits and entrances, which make them vulnerable to attacks.

Two recent studies link student-teacher relationships to students' academic outcomes. Roland Fryer of Harvard University in one study found that elementary students who were taught by different specialists - instead of having the same teacher who knew them well across most subjects - had lower scores in math and reading.

Experiential learning can help engage students, suggests Shawna Stueck, an elementary-school teacher at an online public school. In this article, she writes about three strategies for integrating experiential learning, including letting students lead and make more choices in the classroom.

Digital tools can help seasoned teachers mentor first-year educators, asserts instructional technology coordinator Claudio Zavala Jr. In this blog post, Zavala suggests four digital tools to support new teachers with critiques, communication and demonstrations

Det räcker inte med att flåsa på löpbandet, och göra yoga för att må bra. Vi behöver också ge vår själ lite utmaning på det existentiella gymmet. Det menar Cecilia Melder, forskare och universitetslektor som skrivit en avhandling i, just det, existentiell hälsa.

Många lärare känner frustration och otillräcklighet i arbetet med att inkludera elever med beteendeproblem. De ägnar mycket tid åt att försöka fostra, på bekostnad av undervisningen. Resultatet blir att både eleverna själva och deras klasskompisar blir lidande. Detta visar en avhandling från Mittuniversitetet.

Sommaren 2016 blev spelet Pokémon Go väldigt populärt. Forskare vid Luleå tekniska universitet har studerat vilka faktorer som gjorde att det blev så och kommit fram till att det inte handlade om tävling, utan om samarbete.

Leken är ett pedagogiskt verktyg, ett lärtillfälle. Detta visste fritidspedagogerna på Grebyskolan i Norrköping, men genom aktionsforskning ville de lära sig hur de kan använda leken mer medvetet.

School leaders in some communities are investing in high-tech security systems used by the military and law enforcement to boost campus safety. However, even as the school security market emerges as a multibillion-dollar industry, there is little evidence the tools will prevent another shooting.

Researchers have found that although black children have a lower suicide rate overall compared with their white peers, black children ages 5 to 12 are nearly twice as likely to commit suicide as white children of the same age, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.