As more schools adopt tablet computers as a part of classroom instruction, blogger Eric Lai in this post lists several reasons that such rollouts can struggle -- or even fail.

In this blog post, Ben Stern, technology integrationist for a middle school in New York City, writes that textbooks present an easy way out for teachers and students - allowing them to avoid questions over what should be taught. Technology, Stern writes, such as Internet resources and educational applications, can improve teaching and learning.

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Students with good attendance records are being offered the chance to win everything from bicycles to laptops. Research shows that missing school can have a negative effect on student learning and standardized test performance.

Teachers should start off the school year by ensuring their classroom is well organized and extra supplies are on hand, Rebecca Alber writes in this blog post. Teachers also should rehearse new materials and allow extra time for their lessons to run long if needed, she writes.

GameDesk, an organization that’s developing a variety of game-based learning initiatives, is venturing into new terrain with the opening of a new school and the development of new digital tools, with millions of dollars in funding from both the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and AT&T.

Students who skip school may not understand that the act has long-term consequences, according to a report by the organization Get Schooled. The report, based on interviews with about 500 teenagers in 25 cities across the county, found that students who missed more than 10 days of school are less likely to graduate from high…

Flipped classrooms are known for using video lectures and allowing students to focus on classwork instead of homework.

Selv om et stort antal lærere og pædagoger på specialskoler trues og bliver slået, føler over 90 procent sig trygge ved at færdes på deres arbejdsplads, og over 80 procent kalder sikkerheden tilfredsstillende. Forklaringen ligger teamsamarbejdet.

Situationen i den københavnske folkeskole er så alvorlig, at DR København kan afsløre, at forældre i København opretter proformaadresse for at deres børn kan starte i en bedre skole end den, de er tilknyttet i deres eget skoledistrikt.

One on four teachers would not send their own children to the school they teach in, a new survey has claimed.

Andrew Kite knew he wanted to be a teacher from the age of eight after a wonderful experience at primary school.