Når der kommer flere timer på skoleskemaet, så stiller det større krav til lærerne, der må tænke i andre pædagogiske baner, lyder meldingen fra foreningen Skole og Forældre.
Selv om der er færre lærere på specialskolerne for børn, ligger antallet af elever pr. lærerårsværk stabilt over en treårig periode. Det viser en opgørelse over det pædagogiske personale i grundskolen. Den viser også, at pædagogerne rykker ind.
Står det til regeringen, skal de danske elever undervises godt 500 timer ekstra, end de bliver gennem hele folkeskolen i dag. Minimumstimetallet bliver i regeringens udspil til en reform af folkeskolen hævet.
Teachers should integrate smartphones into daily classroom instruction, suggests teacher Jennifer Carey. In this blog post, Carey writes about how her students use smartphones to complete in-class polls, as e-readers for books and handouts, to do research and to conduct Google searches.
Teacher Michele L. Haiken in this guest blog post suggests three steps that new teachers can take to make connections outside of the classroom to support teaching and learning. Among the steps are to develop a Personal Learning Network by making online connections and joining professional organizations.
While the integration of technology in the classroom has been slow, there are signs that the adoption of tablets in K-12 education is speeding up, according to this analysis.
While many teachers wish to come out at school so they can be role models for pupils, there are still many issues around homophobic language and even lack of support from colleagues, Stonewall research reveals