Back in school, I pretty much hated math. I couldn't imagine a more boring way to spend my time. That is, until I got to 10th grade, and I met the algebra teacher that made me see the light.

Över 1 400 elever, som bor utomlands med sina vårdnadshavare, fick undervisning i en svensk utlandsskola under läsåret 2011/12. Fördelat på 12 länder bedrivs reguljär undervisning i 19 skolor visar Skolverkets senaste rapport om svensk utlandsundervisning.

Only 18% of elementary- and middle-school teachers are men, statistics show, writes Georgetown Public Policy Institute professor William Gomley in this opinion article. Hiring more men, he writes, can improve teacher quality, increase salaries and improve academic achievement among young boys.

Psychologist and author Adam Saenz recalls his first classroom experience as a substitute teacher and reflects on what it takes to be a good teacher.

Many teachers equate classroom management with discipline, write educators Harry and Rosemary Wong in this blog post. But classroom management is about establishing routines and procedures that allow student learning to occur, they write.

A program in place at the Washington State School for the Blind in Vancouver allows students from across the state to access courses through a combination of communication and collaborative functions, including voice, video and instant-messaging.

Fremtidens lærer skal være nemmere at komme i kontakt med, når eleverne har brug for det - også efter fyraften. En løsning kan for eksempel være netchatting.

A former middle-school teacher now is working to design interactive games intended to help students learn math concepts, including ratios, graphing and geometry. Scott Laidlaw and Jennifer Lightwood, who launched the company Imagine Education, also have produced a documentary titled "The Biggest Story Problem: Why America's Students Are Failing at Math.

Teacher educators from across the country are stepping up to create new, more valid accountability tools. An important part of this effort is the spread of the edTPA, a new performance assessment process that examines — through candidates’ plans, videotapes of instruction, evidence of student work and learning, and commentary — whether prospective teachers are…

"When many people unite around a common goal, whether organizing the world's knowledge in the case of Wikipedia or helping each other grow in a classroom, great things can happen," writes instructional technology consultant and library media specialist Jason T. Bedell.

How do you make sure every student in the class understands what you're teaching without resorting to constant quizzes?

The common collaborative back-to-school process for writing classroom rules never seems to address the really important issues involved in creating a well-run classroom community, writes educator Nancy Flanagan.