Lärare – hur kan vi hjälpa er att skapa en matematikundervisning i världsklass? Den frågan ställer Per Adolfsson, VD Microsoft AB med flera, i ett upprop för bättre matteundervisning.
Skolverket har tagit fram allmänna råd om mottagande i grund- och gymnasiesärskolan eftersom bestämmelserna har förändrats i skollagen. Råden är rekommendationer hur lagen kan tillämpas.
Professor Thomas Hehir har sedan sjuttiotalet varit en aktiv förespråkare för barn i behov av särskilt stöd. I juni var han i Stockholm och föreläste. (Web-tv)
Elizabeth Weil’s in-depth feature in The New Republic covers a gamut of important topics, including social-emotional learning, creativity, perseverance, all in the context of how to help children who don’t fall into our school system’s rigid confines.
A documentary film airing on public television in September explores the incredible work that students can produce when their passions and interests drive learning.
Not just for games and movies, tablets are becoming more common in educational settings. A recent Neilsen survey found that 71 percent of students who use tablets are interested in accessing textbooks.
Two authors use the latest research in psychology and neuroscience to try and convince teens, with lots of pop culture references and humor thrown in, that understanding how their brain learns can help them “totally rule the world.”
Skills used for programming could also be used for a wide range of careers, such as constructing meteorological simulations, making financial predictions, or creating personalized online learning curricula.