Experts generally tout the brain benefits of reading to young children, but now a study using functional MRI scans confirms the theory. The study, published in Pediatrics, shows that reading to preschoolers increased activity in an area of the brain responsible for semantic processing.
This summer, I spoke to leaders at six public charter school networks who are now wily veterans in the art of blending teacher-led instruction with online learning--also known as “blended learning”.
A British school takes on Chinese teachers and Chinese teaching methods – but, outside of a country where education is based on authority and respect, things soon descend into chaos.
Educators at Nordahl Grieg Upper Secondary, a public high school in Norway, are taking a unique approach to teaching that treats video games as just another classroom tool.
In the most recent issue of Education Update, writer Kathy Checkly explains how teachers can use improv in classrooms to help students consider bullying from different points of views.
In this article from ASCD's summer issue of Educational Leadership, teacher leadership coach Elisa MacDonald analyzes the impressive turnaround achieved at William Monroe Trotter Innovation School in Boston, Mass.