Curiosity may correlate to better performance in maths and reading among all students, but especially for those from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, according to a study published in the journal Pediatric Research. Researchers say the findings support more emphasis on curiosity in early learning.

Game-based learning can help support history lessons, writes Paul Darvasi, a high-school English and media studies teacher in Toronto. In this blog post, he shares examples, including how video games can help students examine the reliability of historic primary-source documents.

Teachers should strike the right balance and tone when talking in class, according to Neil Mercer, emeritus professor of education at the University of Cambridge in England. In this podcast, he discusses the research behind talk in the classroom and offers strategies to improve the spoken language skills of teachers and students.

Random acts of kindness have increased 92% at a New Jersey middle school since it adopted a positive-behavior program. The Hero program embeds rewards into the school culture, and students earn points for good behavior, such as being on time.

Teaching keeps school leaders connected to students and other teachers and lets them feel the effects of their own decisions.

In recent years, technology has played a significant role in reshaping the landscape of college teaching, and it will surely continue to do so. But the groundswell of artificial intelligence (AI) that surrounds us marks a particularly fragile moment for teaching.

Learning about failure could help boost student performance, asserts Columbia University researcher Xiaodong Lin-Siegler. The university has launched the Education for Persistence and Innovation Center to learn more about the role failure plays in learning.

Educators should help to develop a culture of risk-taking in their schools, asserts Jill Webb, head of Lower School at The Wellington School, a private campus in Columbus, Ohio. In this blog post, she shares several tips to help encourage students to take risks.

Stress can play positive and negative roles in students' academic lives, especially the parts related to exams and testing, asserts Marc Smith, a chartered psychologist and teacher. In this blog post, he suggests teachers help students understand that stress is natural and even helpful in some cases.

While some Utah educators have resorted to using devices to curtail distractions and prevent cheating, others see benefits to taking a more nuanced approach.

In this latest form of self-harming behavior, adolescents anonymously post mean or derogatory comments about themselves on social media as a way of managing feelings of sadness or self-loathing.

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