What some schools are doing to meet the needs of students with ADHD.

Confidence issues, family commitments and sexist attitudes are preventing some women from stepping up into headship positions, according to experts.

Every student at the Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy (IPACA) received their very own personal tablet computer the start of this academic year. Staff and students say it has transformed education at the Dorset school - but they have to be careful about internet safety and security. (webb-tv)

In the course of studying different aspects of children’s environments, Dr. Roger Hart noticed that “a lot of supposedly participatory projects had a distinct air of tokenism. Children were being put on display, so to speak, as though they were actively participating, but they were not taken seriously”.

Tre veckor på höstterminen och tre veckor på vårterminen har Högskolan Dalarna gymnasieforskarskola i Vassbo. Där får gymnasister från Dalarna, Gävleborg och norra Västmanland prova på hur det är att vara forskare och ingå i ett forskarteam.

Alexandru Panican, forskare inom socialt arbete, talar om gymnasial utbildning ur ett historiskt, arbetsmarknadsmässigt och moraliskt perspektiv (webb-tv).

Mer verklighetsbaserad undervisning och större förståelse för ämnenas värde i arbetslivet kan öka elevernas intresse för NO och teknik. Men lärarna behöver kompetensutveckling, stöd och tid för att förändra sin undervisning. Det visar en ny avhandling vid Göteborgs universitet.

Educators in a Michigan school district are using an interactive software program called TenMarks to differentiate curriculum for middle-school students who are struggling in math. The program features a custom playlist of math remediation and enrichment topics based on student performance data and teacher input.

Hur får man en elev att verkligen förstå en text på djupet? Marie Trapp undervisar eleverna med hjälp av fem läsfixare. Metoden bygger på samma lässtrategier som goda läsare använder sig av.  

A study that evaluated the use of iPads in three schools in a South Carolina school district has found test scores have not improved as officials had hoped. However, officals said the iPad initiative has garnered positive feedback and the district should continue with plans to expand the program.

Misbehaving students should be made to do lines, write essays, run around a playing field or pick up litter, according to guidance issued last week. Would it work?

For as long as there have been schools, people have been asking what is the point of them. Quite a lot of pupils have asked that question, of course. But some notable grown-ups have pondered the matter, too.