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In the four years since their school's reading challenges were brought to light, some gains have been made, write Ryan Powell, principal, and Steven Holifield, assistant principal. In this blog post, they share five ways the school's online literacy platform helps improve outcomes for students.

Using specific approaches matched to the phases of a classroom behavior crisis cycle can help schools prevent or respond to intense situations.

When high school students have a say in what happens in the classroom, they become more invested in their work.

While face coverings present barriers to easy communication, educators can build a rapport with students by being deliberate in their interactions.

Active listening is possibly the most critical skill for school leaders, write authors and veteran educators Ronald Williamson and Barbara Blackburn. In this article, they share five barriers to active listening, including indifference and assumptions, and 10 tips for improving listening and communication skills, such as making eye contact.

Landsdækkende undersøgelse fra Syddansk Universitet viser bekymrende tendens med faldende fysisk aktivitet og stigende kropsvægt blandt børn og unge under corona-nedlukningen.

Hybrid instruction - a combination of virtual and in-person learning - is the worst way to teach, according to a study of teachers in nine states by researchers from the University of California at Santa Cruz. The study found teachers' preference was to teach fully in person, followed by fully remote.

When students have a say on behavior expectations or how to demonstrate their learning, they can help create a positive, engaging classroom culture.

A middle school teacher describes learning to code with her students, and how she now uses coding as a teaching tool in other classes.

Elementary school students benefit from very clear guidance on how to use and take care of one-to-one laptops and tablets.

När Covid-19 slog till valde man i många länder att stänga ner skolor. Det innebar utmaningar för elever, lärare och vårdnadshavare – men, med facit i hand, också möjligheter. Nina Bergdahl och Melissa Bond reder ut i The Conversation.