Elever från åk 6 som går på Söderkullaskolan i Malmö och läser spanska som modernt språk är med ett internationellt projekt tillsammans med elever i samma ålder från Spanien, Italien och Frankrike. Projektet heter: “Diseña un zoológico”, Designa en djurpark. Projektets mål är att motivera eleverna att sätta i praktik de allra första kunskaper kring…

The U.S. Secret Service said in a report released on Thursday that many of the mass shootings at schools from 2008 to 2017 could have been prevented.

This report builds on 20 years of NTAC research and guidance in the field of threat assessment by offering an in-depth analysis of the motives, behaviors, and situational factors of the attackers, as well as the tactics, resolutions, and other operationally-relevant details of the attacks. (pdf)

Pauliina Maapalo disputerade den 1 november vid Fakultet for samfunns- og utdanningsvitenskap, NTNU, i Trondheim, Norge, med doktorsavhandlingen Øyeblikksbilder fra trearbeidspraksiser. Didaktiske og relasjonelle mulighetsrom for arbeid i materialet tre i kunst- og håndverksfaget.

The Academy for Learning, Literacy & Innovation Excellence is the state's only public school designed for students with dyslexia, with interventions like small group sessions producing higher reading scores by year two.

Starting your teaching career is both exciting and daunting. To set yourself up for long term success, there are a number of things you can start doing now. David Cohen, NBCT, has some tips and tricks that are worth reading no matter where you are in your teaching career.

Some teachers in India are replacing their red pens - particularly when grading younger students' work - with hues that are more pleasant and gentle such as purple, green or blue. School headmistress Preeti Choksi decided to ban the color after seeing how a preschool student with red-covered homework became withdrawn, and now the school…

Virginia elementary-school principal Anna Isley says building leadership skills of teachers can help boost retention rates and improve student performance. Isley, who began her career as a teacher, says connecting with other teachers in her first year set her on the path to success.

A new app called Goya can dramatically reduce the amount of smartphone distractions in the classroom, but parents have to play an active role, its founders say. Goya, an acronym that stands for "Get Off Your Apps," lets parents disable apps on their child's device during specific hours of the day.

Fear of failure can prevent students from showing what they know on big tests—but a 10-minute writing exercise can help.

Teachers value technology tools to boost student engagement in the classroom, but they do not see evidence in technology enhancing the quality of student work, deepening student collaborations or students' skill development, according to a report from Project Tomorrow.

Leaders who use a moderate amount of charisma and act with authenticity and accountability while remaining curious to learn more are the most effective, writes Alaina Love. She provides an example of what this kind of leadership looks like in action by describing how a CEO took responsibility for the frustrations managers were feeling.