More than half of elementary students' reading lives take place while teachers work with other children. In literacy professor Lindsey Moses' work to support differentiated instruction, she hears one common question: "What are the rest of my students doing while I am running small groups?" Facilitate meaningful engagement for young readers with practices to guide…

A growing consensus recognizes educator micro-credentials as promising new professional learning resources.

How a pedagogy of play can enliven the classroom, for students of all ages.

Unrestricted access to a screen, much like a sugar addiction, can lead to an unhealthy obsession. But we must also prepare our children for a world where technology is king.

A school district in California is using technology solutions to help students hear in school, according to Michelle Zavaleta, coordinator of psychological services in special education for the Tulare City School District. In this blog post, she shares several tips to help adopt such solutions, including finding a tool that works for all students --…

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.