”Vår arbetstidsöverenskommelse främjar både kvaliteten i skolan och ger lärarna större frihet.” Orden kommer från det danska lärarfackets ordförande, Anders Bondo Christensen, som just nu gästar Lärarnas Riksförbunds kongress.
In National Share A Story Month, storyteller Ed Wicke shares his ideas on how schools can make the most of author visits and top tips on how to get your pupils passionate about reading.
The extrovert ideal is perpetuated throughout education, how can teachers harness the positive features of the introvert personality at school? Author Susan Cain has made a loud splash with her new book Quiet – The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking.
No longer relegated to experimental programs, digital games are becoming much more commonly used in classrooms across the country, according to a survey by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center released today.
Elementary computer teacher Mary Beth Hertz in this blog post writes about a "connection gap" among educators who are tapped into a larger community of colleagues, emerging trends and broad conversations about education reform through social media, and those who are not.
More teachers are moving away from traditional textbooks and toward free online content, spurred by factors including increased availability of classroom technology, the adoption of Common Core State Standards and budget constraints. "There's almost too much good stuff online," said high-school teacher Billy Shulman, who often uses civics lessons adapted from the University of Virginia…
The majority of state school teachers are refusing to advise their brightest pupils to apply to Oxbridge because they believe Britain's top universities are too elitist, according to research.