Marshmallow-testen har vist at barn som klarer å vente på en belønning, gjør det bedre senere i livet. Men da forskere gjorde undersøkelsen på nytt, fikk de slett ikke samme resultat.

More than a few U.S. universities, including Notre Dame and Rice, still give their dormitories a larger significance by, for example, allowing each “residential college” its own advisers and social events. The attachments formed tend to be so significant that alumni, upon meeting one another, frequently ask, “What college were you?” That sense of camaraderie…

Teachers can use time over the summer to brainstorm ways to improve classroom management, writes Curtis Chandler, an education professor and 2011 Kansas Teacher of the Year. In this blog post, Chandler shares resources, including mobile apps, to help reduce classroom noise and track student behavior.

It is important for teachers to set boundaries to preserve their professional energy and continue to meet their students' needs, writes Johanna Rauhala, a teacher and peer coach. In this blog post, she offers advice to help educators be more mindful of their limits and maintain their stamina in the classroom.

Parent support can help keep students on track academically, but a new international study suggests a light touch can be more helpful for students in the long run.

Teachers are experimenting with video feedback as a replacement for traditional written mark-ups. There’s evidence that video grading does more to motivate students than written edits — and it can also save teachers time.

Design Thinking for School Leaders explores the changing landscape of leadership and offers practical ways to reframe the role of a school leader using design thinking, one step at a time. Leaders can shift from "accidental designers" to "design-inspired leaders," acting with greater intention and achieving greater impact. You'll learn how viewing the world through…

How can we create a classroom environment that reflects these characteristics and capitalizes on our students' individual strengths? Here are five elements of a strengths-based classroom environment.

Recent research says the decision on whether to separate twins should not be dictated by school policy but should be left to the families themselves.

One school’s EmpathyLab project on refugees has shifted pupil attitudes about the world and their place in it.

Amid disagreement as to the credibility of the Mozart effect, does the widespread belief that those who study music generally perform better academically have any truth to it?

Students should have access to their own data to take control of their learning, asserts Lisa Wathen, a high-school English and communication teacher. In this blog post, she shares several suggestions to help students get the most out of their data, including connecting teacher feedback to the data and helping students understand how they learn.