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.

Two researchers discuss myths associated with mobile adoption and use.

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”.

Doktor Janet Ananias och lecturer Ester Muiniangue från universitetet i Namibia besöker Kils kommuns förebyggargrupp.

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.

The importance of being highly, and regularly visible when in the principal’s position cannot be underestimated.

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.

Teacher Samantha McBurney in this blog post describes the innovative classroom hacks she uses to affordably customize her classroom for teaching efficiency and student engagement.

When it comes to using technology in the classroom, teachers “have to be open-minded” and willing to take risks, said Moananui Blankenfeld, a senior at Kamehameha Schools Hawai’i during a conversation I had with her and her peers at their tabletop session at ISTE 2015.

This month, SmartBlog on Education is exploring classroom design and management — just in time for the new school year. In this blog post, educator Cheryl Mizerny shares strategies used by master teachers to help engage and motivate students.