Conjuring images one has never seen before is a complex mental process for which the foundation is likely laid in childhood.

Student motivation, self-regulation and trauma are just a few of the topics that MindShift readers were especially interested in during 2016. Teachers also wanted to know how to improve the depth of student thinking and parents sought information on how to improve their involvement with their kids.

A constructivist approach to learning science could be the key to igniting students natural curiosity and desire to solve real problems.

A constructivist approach to learning science could be the key to igniting students natural curiosity and desire to solve real problems.

Way too many students who are English language learners are reading below grade level. Here are five culturally relevant books that might spark their curiosity.

För att få stöd i att tänka vidare och djupare kring de kontroversiella frågornas roll i undervisningen, tycker jag att du ska läsa forskningsantologin Kontroversiella frågor – om kunskap och politik i samhällsundervisningen, skriver läraren Ewa Wåhlin Börjeson i en recension.

I fantasy kan elever känna igen sig i situationer, samtidigt som de magiska inslagen skapar en distans. Det gör att genren lämpar sig för värdegrundsarbete i skolan, menar forskaren Malin Alkestrand.

Allt fler lärare runt om i världen jobbar med det som kallas kritisk läsning, att inte bara lära eleverna att läsa och förstå text – utan också att alltid aktivt reflektera över texternas avsändare och budskap.

Math instruction that asks students to primarily memorize algorithms, and doesn’t provide enough time to grapple with deeper concepts, emerges as the least effective way to teach.

The introduction to an analytical essay can be the hardest thing to write and the first place students get stuck. Try skipping it to start.

The introduction to an analytical essay can be the hardest thing to write and the first place students get stuck. Try skipping it to start.

Artificial intelligence is threatening to replace many jobs. There are experiments to see whether robots could become teachers.