Skolan ska lyftas in i framtiden genom att lärare självkritiskt granskar sig själva med hjälp av eleverna, menar den nyzeeländska skolexperten Helen Timperley. Elevernas förslag kan vara helt i linje med vad forskningen vet är sund pedagogik, säger hon.

Embedded learning offers opportunities for authentic learning in realistic settings, writes Fred Ende, assistant director of curriculum and instructional services in New York. In this blog post, he shares three strategies to adopt embedded learning.

Teachers can take a step back, talk less and serve as facilitators to help students take more control of their own learning, according to Shannon McGrath, a K-8 instructional coach. In this blog post, McGrath shares strategies, including asking a student to time mini-lessons that are eight- to 10-minutes and using video in instruction.

To get young kids to thrive in school, we need to do more than teach them how to read and write - we need to teach them how to manage their emotions, says educator Olympia Della Flora. (webb-tv)

Too often, feedback is given at the end of a project or test. But what if students had more opportunities to receive feedback while they're doing the work so they can improve their learning? Author and blended learning expert Catlin Tucker makes her case for putting more assessment tools into students' hands.

Pedro de Bruyckere, utbildningsforskare och lärarutbildare från Gent, tar sig an den sjätte av de mest seglivade myterna om inlärning och undervisning – att om man bara tränar 10 000 timmar så är framgången given.

Alla elever ska få rätt kunskaper med sig in i vuxenlivet. Deepning learning är ett område som Stenkulaskolan i Malmö satsar på och som redan har gett resultat.

Amra Dzindo har varit lärare i mer än 20 år. Den som lärde henne hur hon skulle vara på sitt arbete var ingen mindre än hennes egen son. "Jag började jobba med mig själv, säger hon om hur hon utvecklade sitt ledarskap", säger hon.

Two Canadian university professors have created a math curriculum that teaches students games used by Indigenous peoples to learn about spacial and logistical reasoning and other concepts. Schools using the lessons have seen both engagement and scores -- especially for Indigenous students -- increase.

Med en medveten strategi och rätt digitala verktyg kan lärare förhöja undervisningen i naturvetenskapliga ämnen. Men ofta är papper, penna och elevens egna ögon ett bättre alternativ. Tricket är att veta när vilken metod passar bäst.

Utah junior high school principal Mary Bosso says turning around her academically struggling school has been a challenge and requires interventions for students and support for teachers. "They are working hard together for what's best for kids and that's what it takes to turn a school around," Bosso says.