In Calgary, Alberta, a growing number of college professors are using social media websites, including Twitter and Fa.cebook, as teaching tools.

The adoption of Common Core State Standards will bring more opportunities for teachers to collaborate in online learning communities, writes fifth-grade teacher Christine Newell.

The sticky note can be a powerful teaching tool, suggests education consultant Ben Johnson. In this blog post, he writes about a teacher who asks students to write something they have learned on a note and stick it to the door while exiting class, enabling the teacher to assess their understanding.

Ben Morse argues that for as long as universities fail to recognise achievements in critical thinking with UCAS points, the subject will continue to be ignored at secondary level.

If we don't take programming and web design seriously in schools, the UK will fall behind its global competitors.

Using cloud technology to transform traditional classroom lessons can both cut costs and improve engagement among students, according to a recent white paper on the subject.

Early in his teaching career educator Grant Wiggins was approached by a student whom he taught and coached. The boy said, "It's not working. We don't know what we're doing. We don't know why we're doing it, and we're bored." In an ASCD video clip featured in the Inservice blog, Wiggins discusses his reaction to…

Gutter bruker langt mer ADHD-medisiner enn jenter tidlig i barndommen og ungdommen, viser norsk kartlegging.

Cellphones can be used as instructional tools inside and outside of the classroom, educator Lisa Nielsen writes in this blog post. Students can use phones to write first drafts, record oral reports and take videos of learning activities.

Lärarnas missnöje i Chicago är stort. På måndagen fylldes gatorna av upp till 7 000 rödklädda lärare som gick ut i strejk.

Schools in the UK are among the most socially segregated in the developed world, according to a major annual international education report.

Introducing new tech can be one of the most effective and expensive decisions school leaders take. Nick Morrison talks to heads and technology managers about some of the challenges.