En app, der hjælper mennesker med autisme med skræddersyede vejledninger om tøjvask, madlavning og arbejdsopgaver, kan også gøre fagligt svage elever mere selvhjulpne i almenundervisningen. For eksempel med instruktioner om komma- og regneregler.

Har børn på syv år mange udfordringer ved skolestarten, stiger risikoen for, at de klarer sig dårligt senere i livet. Det dokumenterer en ny undersøgelse fra Vive. Analytiker opfordrer til særlig opmærksomhed på sårbare børn ved skolestart.

Det står hen i det uvisse, om social færdighedstræning reelt gavner børn med ADHD. Det konkluderer forskere fra Syddansk Universitet og psykiatrien i Region Sjælland efter at have gennemgået eksisterende forskning på området. ”Vi har behov for flere kliniske forsøg med et tilstrækkeligt antal deltagere”, siger lektor Mette Elmose Andersen fra SDU.

Skydeidræt i skoletiden lærer børn med ADHD at fokusere og opleve ro. Det viser ny forskning om effekterne af et skydeprojekt i DGI. Lærere og pædagoger oplever dog ikke den samme forskel på børnene som forældrene, men det er der en forklaring på.

New research shows that extra-curricular activities do more to help close the attainment gap between richer and poorer pupils than nebulous lessons in 'character.

Schools are investing in high-tech solutions to flag potential student perpetrators of violence such as mass shootings. Privacy experts and student advocates are concerned.

Students at a high school in east China's Anhui Province are having all their math tests marked by a computer, which will also analyze the results for teachers.

Author Elena Aguilar hopes that when educators build their own resilience they'll not only continue teaching, but they'll have more energy to change the systems that are depleting them.

Teachers can actively cultivate habits that lead to more resilience.

Inclusion, lifelong learning, quantified life and mindfulness are four cultural trends that have influenced society and, as a consequence, education, Tom Vander Ark writes in this commentary. School leaders are grappling with what these trends mean for instructional practice and reporting measures, Vander Ark writes.

Did you know that the time available for learning could have a positive effect on students' learning process, in particular, in the case of disadvantaged students? This report analyses the recommended minimum instruction time in full-time compulsory general education in 43 European education systems for the year 2018/19. (pdf)

At-home online programs can help to fill the early-education gap for families in rural areas, writes Tammy Williams, director of curriculum at Greensburg Community Schools. In this blog post, she describes how a nonprofit organization launched Waterford UPSTART to help children develop early literacy, math and science skills.