Google and researchers from MIT Scratch are celebrating the 50th anniversary of children learning to code by releasing a new Google Doodle, which also is a coding-themed game. "Coding for Carrots" lets students lead an animated rabbit through a block maze in search of carrots.

Teens with smartphone or internet addiction show higher levels of a neurotransmitter that slows down brain signals, researchers reported at the Radiological Society of North America meeting. The research linked the impact on the brain signals to increased levels of addiction, anxiety and depression, one radiology professor said.

Educator and administrator Ben Johnson has developed strategies to help him cope with unexpected workplace changes. In this blog post, he shares three strategies to help educators navigate the changes that come with an altered school population or new curriculum.

Some schools nationwide are engaging students through competency-based education by letting them use practical experiences to fulfill some academic requirements. At a school in Maine, a student earned the art credits he needed to graduate by pursuing a passion outside of school -- creating wooden duck decoys.

A professional-development programme aimed at motivating teachers will reach 80,000 teachers this year -- primarily in Uganda and India. The model, overseen by nonprofit STIR Education, seeks to help educators discover their intrinsic motivation.

New York City educator Jessica Silva is teaching computer science by having students unplug their devices at first and then use interactive games to learn about algorithms that can be used to code. Silva's school is one of 23 elementary schools taking part in the city's Computer Science for All initiative, now in its second…

Recording and observing themselves teaching has been a "saving grace," suggest Keisha Motley, a fourth-grade teacher, and Jessica Reynolds, a math interventionist. In this blog post, the educators share how they use the videos to help improve teaching and learning.

When examining changes at Washington Elementary this school year, the walls jump out first. A new mural waits inside the front door. Students’ pictures adorn hallways. Teachers' classrooms have their own custom paint jobs.

Children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder who played a video game for four weeks showed signs of improvement in a study of 348 children between ages 8 and 12. The company that produces the game plans to seek approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to make the first prescription video game.

Skolerne og lærerne skal have friheden til at dyrke fagligheden tilbage lyder et bud på, hvordan børns læseevner igen kan blive bedre.

By focusing on coping strategies and schoolwide supports, school counselors are helping students manage and mitigate their anxiety.

Schools can improve how students learn fractions by offering more training to teachers and using clear explanations in lessons, asserts Robert Siegler, a professor of cognitive psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. In this commentary, he outlines interventions that show promise.