A Massachusetts school district has adopted a competency-based education program - sometimes referred to as proficiency-based learning - that allows students more autonomy over their learning. Students in one fourth-grade classroom are learning how to set their own goals, assess their learning and lead check-in conferences with their parents.

A simple technique that takes just a few minutes can help an agitated student regain the state of mind needed for learning.

Flexible seating and getting rid of her own desk allows for more student-centered instruction, writes Kathy Rogers, a middle-school teacher in Alabama. In this blog post, she describes her ideal space for optimal learning for students and how technology allowed her to redesign her classroom "beyond its physical walls."

Tips for school leaders seeking to foster an environment that supports, engages, and motivates teachers.

Landmark College, the first institution for students with learning disabilities, is growing online courses. Here's how they're different.

New screening app can identify struggling readers as early as preschool.

The demands of being a teacher can lead to burnout, writes Naphtali Hoff, president of Impactful Coaching & Consulting. In this blog post, Hoff shares ways teachers can stave off burnout by focusing on their physical, mental, and social and emotional health.

School assemblies, poster campaigns and lectures are largely ineffective at curbing bullying among students, writes clinical psychologist Jeff Nalin. In this blog post, Nalin suggests seven strategies to help educators and parents address bullying behavior, including teaching coping skills and rewarding prosocial behavior.

Some people who have Autism can become overwhelmed by their surroundings from time to time. This includes schoolchildren in classroom environments, too. Now, Hugh Murtagh from Coláiste Mhuire in Co Westmeath has designed wristband that will help students with Autism alert their teachers in a subtle manner when they feel they need a break from…

Passion blogging is a low-stakes chance for students to analyze texts of their choosing before they move on to complex literary texts.

Teaching the scientific method yields large learning gains but not as a standalone unit.

Principals and teachers must work hard at alignment when it comes to the difficult—and evolving—question of student discipline.