Mellem 5 og 10 procent af alle børn rammes af angst, og for mange bliver angsten en livslang følgesvend, som fører til store sociale problemer og forhindrer udbytte af skole og uddannelse.

Back to the future of education: Four OECD Scenarios for Schooling is a tool to support long-term strategic thinking in education. Inspired by the ground-breaking 2001 OECD Schooling for Tomorrow scenarios, these scenarios can help identify potential opportunities and challenges and stress-test against unexpected shocks. We can then use those ideas to help us better…

Math can be a daunting subject to teach for elementary-school teachers who took few courses on the subject in college. Become a confident instructor by showing students several approaches to problem-solving -- and don't be afraid to keep learning yourself with professional development or other methods, writes Elaine Keeley, a curriculum, instruction, and staff development…

Now we know the reason why middle school kids are this way, and it has more to do with neurotransmitters than with hormones. The past 20 years of research in adolescent brain development has provided an entirely new way of understanding why adolescents—and young adolescents in particular—are the skittish, suspicious, status-conscious, peer-hungry creatures that they…

Taking regular breaks may help to support learning, says John Sweller, a leading learning science researcher. Sweller says the brain's ability to retain information in "working memory" is limited, and if students are having "trouble understanding something, what we mean is that their working memory is overwhelmed."

What does effective K-5 math teaching look like—especially during remote learning? Author and math expert Sue O'Connell reminds us that math is more than speed and right answers. She shares 10 ideas for creating impactful lessons.

Some high-school students in Chicago say they are struggling to find the motivation to learn via online lessons. Students say teachers and classmates are helping to keep them engaged, and that teachers also are aware of issues beyond academics that students are facing.

Some school principals in New York City say they need more guidance on how to address student discipline amid the coronavirus pandemic. While Chancellor Richard Carranza has said mask refusals could get students kicked out of in-person learning, principals say the city's Department of Education lacks specific policies and communication has been mixed on how…

Students learn at different paces. We need school schedules to be flexible enough to reflect that - especially now, writes author Nathan Levenson. As this fall begins, schools should give struggling students extra time to catch up from spring and summer.

The coronavirus pandemic gives us an opportunity to zero in on what's essential. Jill Harrison Berg, a leadership coach and school improvement consultant, shares how, by looking through the lens of the NBPTS Five Core Propositions, school leaders can leverage shifts already underway to support powerful teaching

Learning online can cause students to feel anxious, worried or tired after - a trend known as "Zoom fatigue" - says Brenda Wiederhold, a licensed clinical psychologist. In this interview, Wiederhold says the lack of synchronous learning and the tendency to multitask trigger a type of fight-or-flight response in the brain.