The digital aspect of storytelling raises the art to a new level of experience. The emergence of technology and digital media has resulted in some significant departures from the traditional role of storytelling in education: Stories have become media-rich experiences.

For parents of teens in the fast-changing social media landscape, which includes sites such as Ask.fm, it can be tough to figure out the balance between giving your children freedom and protecting them from danger. That dilemma was illustrated by the suicide of a 12-year-old Florida girl who reportedly was cyberbullied.

On the topic of finding the beauty in math, this excellent video from Parachutes.tv demonstrates the equations behind the most ordinary actions we might never notice. Be sure to watch it in full-screen mode.

According to math educators, mathematical imagery is what students are missing, and what causes confusion. “Mathematics is a way to read the world of nature and technology around us. If a teacher can convey this, the entire world becomes an exciting textbook.”

Åttorna i S:t Ilians skola i Västerås har under den årliga temaveckan ”Varumärket i vardagen” gjort reklamfilmer åt företagare i Erikslunds shoppingcenter. I skarpa projekt får eleverna se verkligheten som den är, resonerar skolan.

Non-profit video game developer GlassLab is working with teachers and students to improve its new educational game, SimCityEDU. The game asks players to accomplish environmental science missions that are based on the Common Core State Standards and assesses student learning during play.

De højtbegavede elever på Horsens Byskole er især interesserede i naturvidenskab, og derfor laver to lærere særlige forløb indenfor it og fysik for at udfordre dem.

Et forskningsprojekt fra Aalborg Universitet har vist bedre resultater for specialelever, der er inkluderet i normalundervisningen, end for elever på specialskoler.

Lærere i folkeskolen har brug for den viden, specialskolerne ligger inde med, konkluderede forskere fornylig. To lærere fra Specialcenter Sigrid Undset er begyndt at tage ud til kolleger i almindelige klasser, men de kommer ikke som bedrevidende konsulenter.

Two examples of how connected educators can make a huge difference in schools.

Just nu pågår konferensen "Læring for framtiden" i Olso. Forskare och lärare med inriktning mot lärande och IKT medverkar från Pedagogiska institutionen vid Umeå universitet.