Education researchers Bryan Goodwin and Tracie Corner ask: Will the pandemic finally nudge us to explore the benefits of outdoor education for our youngest learners?

Teachers are using mindfulness in the classroom to help students who have struggled with mental health issues and general well-being during Covid-19.

Before reinventing the way K-12 educators teach math, the core reasons math is taught need to be examined, Jonathan Bartlett writes in this commentary. Bartlett notes that math should be taught to help students think more clearly and that adjustments should be made to the curriculum to focus on practicing core reasoning skills before applying…

Children who are exposed to armed violence in their neighborhood are at increased risk for major depressive disorder, according to data in a study from JAMA Network Open.

Young children need social interaction, self-determination, and play to learn. But in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, how does that translate to online learning? Psychologist and professor Wendy Ostroff suggests strategies and tips for engaging our youngest learners remotely in Educational Leadership.

There's an art - and science - to providing prompts for young readers when they struggle. Professor Nell Duke draws on research into how children learn to read to advise teachers on how to best prompt early readers who get stuck on a word. Read her strategies in Educational Leadership.

How educators and parents can help children's natural curiosity emerge — in the classroom and at home.

Ny forskning punkterer fortællingen om, at unge piger, som får topkarakterer i skolen, lider mental overlast. Det er oftest unge med de laveste karakterer, der er mest i kontakt med psykologer og psykiatrien, viser undersøgelsen fra Rockwool Fondens Forskningsenhed.

Med en ny strategi for sprog og læsning har skoler og lærere i Mariagerfjord Kommune sat fokus på ordblindhed. Indsatsen er forankret i PPR, og målet er at identificere ordblinde elever så tidligt som muligt, guide dem i hjælpemidler og give dem selvindsigt.

En database med 150 forslag til, hvordan lærere kan tilpasse bevægelsesaktiviteter, så elever med en funktionsnedsættelse kan deltage, er nærmest hemmelig. Desuden trænger den til at blive opdateret. Et treårigt projekt skal rette op på begge dele.

Bristen på behöriga lärare är ett problem i Sverige, och i många andra europeiska länder. För att få en klarare bild över situationen inleds nu ett nytt projekt där forskare samarbetar för att analysera och hitta sätt att greppa problematiken.