Technology can help to promote growth mindset among students, writes Gene Tognetti of Agile Educational Technology Consulting. In this blog post, he offers several tech tools for educators to consider.
Students who prefer to use their left hands may perform better at tasks such as problem-solving and complicated maths functions, according to an IFL Science report. However, the report showed that left-handed and right-handed people performed the same on more simplistic maths problems.
Whatever the makeup of your classroom or school, all students benefit from seeing events, eras of history and life in general through a variety of perspectives.
Educators at two schools reflect on how project-based learning works in their classroom and how "organized chaos" balances learning with fun. Project-based learning allows students control over lessons and moves teachers to supporting roles.
Teaching students across grades how to read the news is important, since many people get their news through social media sites, which could potentially be inaccurate or misleading, educator Kylene Beers and consultant Robert Probst write. In this article, they share three questions students should use to determine whether the news they are reading is…
The National Institute of Education is studying Singapore-style maths education to determine how the approach can best be adopted by schools abroad. The study includes a pilot programme in the states of Victoria and South Australia in Australia.
Some students are mimicking the language they use in texts and on social media in typed academic work, according to a study by researchers at Brigham Young University. Researcher Royce Kimmons says students should learn how to "code switch" between social speak and academic language.
Jan-Eric Gustafsson, seniorprofessor vid institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik, har utsetts till hedersdoktor vid Utbildningsvetenskapliga fakulteten, Universitetet i Oslo.
Svårt för lärare, men bra för elevernas inlärning. För att få full effekt av formativ bedömning i undervisningen måste eleverna involveras, slår forskaren och grundskoleläraren Charlotta Vingsle fast i en ny avhandling.