Unga blir allt sämre på svåra ord. Det visar en ny undersökning från Uppsala och Lunds universitet. Och ytterst innebär det ett demokratiskt problem, menar forskarna bakom studien.

En studie från Göteborgs universitet visar att flera skolor använder diagnoser som en förklaring att elever hamnat i bråk.

Det är lätt att få en övergripande bild av vad drama- och föreställningsanalys är och kan vara, tycker Monika Westin som har läst.

Naturvetenskapen är inte svartvit – låt därför gråskalorna synas! Uppmaningen kommer från Lotta Leden, doktorand vid Högskolan Kristianstad. Nu lägger hon fram sin avhandling, där den traditionella undervisningen får ge plats åt diskussioner i klassrummet.

Skolan ska motverka alla former av diskriminering och kränkningar. Främlingsfientlighet, rasism och intolerans kan leda till att elever utsätts för diskriminering och annan kränkande behandling. Använd vårt webbverktyg till att undersöka och åtgärda risker för diskriminering och hinder för allas lika rättigheter och möjligheter på din skola.

Students will flourish and students will struggle. It's the nature of the classroom beast. Some will announce their achievements proudly and others prefer to brush their uncertainty under the rug. When the struggle is real, opportunities must be in place so that all learners can approach struggles with enthusiasm.

Fourth-grade teacher Katherine Bush describes three software programmes that she uses to create engaging, collaborative lessons for her students. Bush writes that Seesaw -- which students use to post links, text, images and videos with peers on their class news feed -- allows students to share and reflect on their learning.

Leaders hoping to build a culture of diversity and fairness should lead by example, look to build a sense of psychological safety and help employees change unwanted behaviors, writes Dana Theus. "How you treat people, in public and private, does more to create cultures that tolerate -- or don't -- unquestioned bias, microaggressions and outright…

Kayla Delzer, a teacher in Mapleton, N.D., has created a flexible classroom where her third graders sit where they please and learn to post on Instagram. Tech companies are courting teachers like Ms. Delzer to help improve and promote their education tools.

Personalized learning is generating interest in education, but discussions about it lack the practical direction that educators need to execute successful programs, writes Kenneth Klau of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Educators should talk with their peers who are implementing these initiatives in their schools to get necessary details, Klau advises.

Why some experts advise caution with personalized learning.

Children were better able to understand -- and retell -- a story they heard from a robot when the robot expressed social and emotional cues, according to a study of 4- to 7-year-old children in Boston. Researchers in this commentary assert that the expressions made the robot more reliable and trustworthy.