For many of these students, physical education activities can be difficult. Personalized stories that cast them as their favorite hero may motivate them to persevere.

For ungdom med mindre gode relasjoner til skole og foreldre var det å ha blitt seksuelt trakassert forbundet med flere depressive symptomer, skriver forskerne.

The Innovation Station program at Brookwood Elementary School in Georgia features a well-stocked makerspace and encourages students to identify real-world school problems and use STEM to create solutions. Educators from the school described the program in a recent SmartBrief webinar and talked about the school's quarterly, tech-free Day of Play.

Lessons in empathy often are taught with a focus on the individual, rather than the collective community, writes teacher Ka'ua Adams. In this commentary, Adams suggests strengthening these lessons by shifting individual activities to collective ones and focusing on care instead of skills.

Given past research and present COVID learning gaps, district leaders may want to evaluate current middle school math acceleration programs.

When students make observations, they learn how to describe what they see, interpret the images, and then make deeper connections.

With many students working remotely, there’s no point in administering assessments that ask students to come up with a single answer; it’s simply too easy to cheat.

Collaboration doesn’t require turning parents into math experts, classroom teachers say.

Twelve districts in the United States and Canada are remaking their schools to bring deeper learning for all, and their stories could change the entire field.

What happens if teachers stop putting on a happy face, and start showing their real emotions in the classroom?

In a year that’s bringing a lot of stress, this tool is no cure-all, but it can help teachers keep their emotions in check.

Asset-based teaching starts from the idea that every student has something to share, and these activities get everyone talking.