A recent study finds that the best way to create and sustain intercultural mindsets in US youth is to teach about cultural perspectives and provide volunteer opportunities. In the study, both students and teachers said classroom discussions about world events can boost sensitivity about different cultures, particularly as part of whole-child education.

Harwich and Dovercourt High School is focused on the benefits that reading books outside the classroom can bring.

Students' hearing may affect their performance in school, according to a study of 5,000 elementary-school students in the Netherlands. Data show that students with a slight or mild hearing impairment may affect students' behavior and academic performance.

More than 300 schools in the UK have volunteered to serve as "ed tech testbeds" that will test new products in the classroom by collaborating with software developers and researchers. The goal is to more quickly generate evidence about which products are useful -- and which are not -- in classroom settings.

A coaching culture isn't productive unless school leaders design and implement positive conditions for coaching, say educators Isobel Stevenson and Sarah Woulfin. Here are four essential conditions coaches need to transform leading, teaching, and learning.

Why it's important for teachers — and their schools — to create space to acknowledge and respond to the stress of the job.

A Michigan school district is changing teaching and learning for the better by redesigning classrooms, says Steve Laatsch, assistant superintendent of instructional services for Saline Area Schools. In this interview, he shares how the spaces and technology - including Chromebooks and materials from Discovery Education - support deeper learning.

Computer Science Education Week begins Dec. 9, and Code.org's Hour of Code offers an opportunity to engage all students in coding, even those with no experience, writes Kimberly Rues, a librarian in a Missouri school district. In this commentary, she writes that when she has introduced coding, the students who do well often are the…

Dyspraxia affects fine and gross motor development and can make it difficult for kids to learn, but there are ways teachers can help.

Under lång tid har världens länder rört sig mot demokrati, men nu syns flera länder röra sig bort från den, menar flera forskare och nämner Kina, Ungern och Turkiet som exempel på länder där den akademiska friheten är hotad, och där forskare tvingas söka skydd i andra länder. Vad är akademisk frihet och hur ser…

After recognizing that he and his students lacked global awareness, third-grade teacher Michael Dunlea says he found ways to engage students in the world around them and curb classroom isolation. In this blog post, he shares five strategies he adopted, including using online platforms to connect with scientists and engaging with virtual classroom partners and…

As educators, most of us have experienced coming home at the end of the day and feeling as though we've spent the entire day hitting our head against the wall. We know we can't continue to do what we've been doing. So now what? In the latest Inservice blog post, Rachael George explores four things…