By directly addressing the challenges and benefits of technology, teachers provide more opportunities for learning, increase trust, and improve classroom harmony.

Creativity and a sense of design aren't just personal attributes - they are skills that can be consciously cultivated and used in other subject areas, including STEM and STEAM, writes Sylvia Martinez, a former aerospace engineer who also has designed video games. In this commentary, she writes that curricula often impose artificial divides between math…

Principal turnover can lead to lower student test scores and increased teacher turnover for up to three years after the top leader's departure, according to an analysis of North Carolina school district data. Across the country, 1 in 5 schools change principals each year, so researchers recommend that districts develop a pool of available replacements…

Experts recommend a hybrid model combining the strengths of both approaches.

To prepare students for jobs in STEM fields, the U.S. Department of Education is shining a spotlight on how educators can incorporate technology into their classroom activities.

Many teachers use Legos in the classroom for hands-on STEM exercises, particularly as an enticement to get students who are less confident about their engineering aptitude to give it a try. Middle-school robotics teacher Ian Chow-Miller says he likes using Legos -- from the basic blocks to the higher-end robotics kits -- because his students…

Educators can take steps to make language lessons more accessible and inclusive for students with special needs, such as hearing or visual impairments, according to Andrea Mehringer, an English-language educator in Saudi Arabia. In this commentary, Mehringer shares how teachers can help bridge the gap, including the use of education technology.

The school is trying to take anxiety out of the lunchroom experience. It has assigned seating with a teacher at each table. Officials say it improves school culture. Others aren't so sure.

How culturally responsive teaching supports STEM education.

A public school in Colorado is gaining attention for its success in educating students who have dyslexia. Some families have moved to the area and others are making long commutes so their children can attend the Academy for Literacy, Learning & Innovation Excellence, which serves students in grades two through five with small classes, daily…

Beth Houf, principal of Fulton Middle School in Missouri, says she works to "lead like a pirate" -- meaning that she focuses on the "why of the work." In this interview, she shares several pitfalls busy educators can fall into that takes them away from the "why."

Deep knowledge and a command of vocabulary about a topic can help support reading comprehension, says education journalist Natalie Wexler, citing research on the cognitive science of reading. Wexler says her research shows that the knowledge gap that exists among students could be driving gaps in reading-comprehension skills and achievement gaps overall.