Over a three-year period, students with autism, who are nonverbal, increased their attention span up to five minutes by using free and low-cost mobile applications on iPads and other tablet devices to communicate with teachers and peers.

A middle-school teacher in Amherst, N.Y., has adopted the flipped instructional method -- with a twist. Rather than creating instructional videos for his students, Rob Zdrojewski has his students use screencasting technology to create instructional videos for teachers.

The Nicolaigarden school in Stockholm tries to free girls and boys from traditional gender roles, starting with replacing “him” or “her” with “friend.”

Mens flere og flere skoler investerer i iPads og anden IT, tvivler eksperter på, at det forbedrer undervisningen.

Children from ethic minority groups are more likely to be marked down by their teachers in tests and exams, Education Secretary Michael Gove will say today.

Newer teachers are more likely than their veteran counterparts to support controversial education policies.

Schools that support the cognitive engagement of their teachers have an advantage when it comes to instructional quality.

The most recent Infinite Thinking Machine episode takes a crack at defining and explaining different modes of blended learning.

Who should teach? Robert Bligh, former general counsel of the Nebraska Association of School Boards, looks at the issue in the context of the previous post about historian David McCullough's comments about who should teach and who shouldn't.

This year's winner of one of the biggest awards in international education is Madhav Chavan for providing an education for millions of impoverished families in India.

Nio barn och deras pedagog väcktes natten till tisdagen när okända gärningsmän krossade rutor i en institution för barn i Köpenhamn. De satte även eld på huvudentrén.

The extra costs entailed in employing staff with disabilities prove too great for many schools, depriving pupils of important role models.