Research shows that air quality and air conditioning in schools can affect academic outcomes for students. Some schools in California that used air filters had higher test scores than schools that did not, according to a small study by a researcher at New York University.

Jag har funderat mycket på detta med att anpassa för eleverna i skolan. Nu senast var det en intressant diskussion på twitter om vilka extra anpassningar elever får i klassrummet och varför det kan vara problematiskt. Jag har sedan jag blev rektor svängt mycket i den frågan och numera tänker jag att det inte alls…

Skolan är en utsatt plats. För elever – men också för lärare. Nu ska forskare vid Malmö universitet utveckla metoder för att förebygga digitala kränkningar i skolvärlden.

Flexible seating and getting rid of her own desk allows for more student-centered instruction, writes Kathy Rogers, a middle-school teacher in Alabama. In this blog post, she describes her ideal space for optimal learning for students and how technology allowed her to redesign her classroom "beyond its physical walls."

Flexible seating and getting rid of her own desk allows for more student-centered instruction, writes Kathy Rogers, a middle-school teacher in Alabama. In this blog post, she describes her ideal space for optimal learning for students and how technology allowed her to redesign her classroom "beyond its physical walls."

The demands of being a teacher can lead to burnout, writes Naphtali Hoff, president of Impactful Coaching & Consulting. In this blog post, Hoff shares ways teachers can stave off burnout by focusing on their physical, mental, and social and emotional health.

Mindfulness, eller medveten närvaro, finns på mångas läppar just nu. Men vad är det egentligen, och hur ­kan ­­man komma igång?

Principals and teachers must work hard at alignment when it comes to the difficult—and evolving—question of student discipline.

Why it's important for teachers — and their schools — to create space to acknowledge and respond to the stress of the job.

There are six strategies that can help educators support better behavior among students, according to a report from the Education Endowment Foundation. Among them are to know and understand students -- and their influences -- and adopt classroom management practices that support good behavior.

Bullriga skolmatsalar, glaspartier som stör koncentrationen under lektionen och för små skolgårdar. Dagens skolmiljöer kräver ofta en del förbättringar. Didaktikforskarna Anneli Frelin och Jan Grannäs på Högskolan i Gävle har deltagit i det fristående forskningsinstitutet Ifous projekt "Bygga skola" med syfte att utforska hur dagens skolor fungerar i praktiken.

According to research, nurturing prosocial behaviors may improve academic outcomes—both classroom grades and test scores.