The textbook is becoming obsolete, Bill Gates wrote in his annual letter from his foundation. Peter Greene, a high-school English teacher, counters Gates' argument with five reasons why he says textbooks will continue to be a classroom staple -- at least in the near term -- including a preference, even among digital natives, for printed…

Blended learning does not have to be implemented in a vacuum, write Jenny White of the Blended Learning Universe and Chelsea Waite of the Christensen Institute. White and Waite debunk common myths about blended learning, including that it is just students with headphones in front of a screen.

Teacher networks can help teachers engage in deeper collaboration, writes educator Karen Martin, who discovered the benefits of networks while in Finland as part of the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program. Martin demonstrates how this approach is particularly useful for teachers in rural areas.

Co-teaching offers many benefits but also presents some challenges for teachers, asserts Rich Mehrenberg, assistant professor of special education at Millersville University. Mehrenberg shares several strategies to support classroom management in a co-teaching environment.

Fundamental math skills are important, but Canadian educator Alexandra Candler says teaching needs to go beyond memorization and include more real-world examples. "The fundamental math skills are important, but we want to move past that so you can apply your thinking in different situations," Candler asserts.

Canadian math teacher Drorit Weiss is helping her high-school students remember math equations by writing her own rap songs about angles, triangles and other topics. Weiss says the songs, which she posts on YouTube, help students better remember the concepts and make learning fun.

New research pinpoints why so many students struggle to nod off at university.

Det er vigtigt at knække elevernes sprogkoder og styre den faglige samtale i en retning, som den enkelte forstår. På den måde kan alle elever lærer at læse, siger forsker bag stor læseundersøgelse.

Skolerne bruger mange forskellige redskaber til at følge deres elever med særlige behov. Det gælder både i forhold til elevernes faglige udvikling, deres alsidige udvikling og deres trivsel. Skolerne supplerer således de obligatoriske redskaber som fraværsregistrering, nationale test og karakterer med en række andre redskaber, for eksempel faglige test og strukturerede observationer. Det viser en…

Der skal en dedikeret indsats til at følge udviklingen blandt elever med særlige behov. Derfor skal ledelsen give lærerne tid til at sætte sig ind i, hvordan det går med den enkelte elev. Det sker i tre ud af fire praksiseksempler i en ny kortlægning.

En bestemt mængde af bestemte genvarianter fører hyppigt til autisme. Det viser ny dansk forskning.

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