Cybersecurity risks including increased threats from hackers call for greater focus on preparing today's students to be the next generation of cyberdefenders, writes Sam Bocetta, a former Defense Department security analyst. In this commentary, he shares strategies to help teachers make cybersecurity concepts part of the fabric of classroom lessons.

Using representational drawings or concrete examples from daily life can help students make sense of fractions, writes former teacher LauraMarie Coleman. She gives an example of asking students how they would divide a giant chocolate chip cookie to share and making a bar drawing to visualize the problem.

Cross-curricular writing is making gains in more schools, so Jeremy Hyler, a middle-school English teacher, offers strategies to integrate writing into science classes. In this blog post, Hyler writes that one strategy he uses is to ask students to keep their science notebooks with them, so they have more opportunities to write and draw.

The Acera School’s founder now has evidence that her ideas work for kids, and she’s bringing her model to an urban district.

The method allows educators to successfully craft lesson plans that integrate tech as a means to an end rather than the core component.

It's an education cliche to say that relationships are at the center of learning. But what tools can teachers use to actually build strong relationships with their students?

The cross-disciplinary learning benefits of paying close attention

Research suggests that slang bans in schools may be more harmful than good.

Hur gör man som lärare för att hantera elever som har matematikångest? Forskaren Ingemar Karlsson, som deltar i Matematikbiennalen 2020, har studerat området. "Matematikbiennalen är som en stor manifestation för att förändra matematikundervisningen i Sverige", säger han

A Massachusetts school district has adopted a competency-based education program - sometimes referred to as proficiency-based learning - that allows students more autonomy over their learning. Students in one fourth-grade classroom are learning how to set their own goals, assess their learning and lead check-in conferences with their parents.

A simple technique that takes just a few minutes can help an agitated student regain the state of mind needed for learning.

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."