New research shows that YouTube is used not just as an occasional supplement, but as a staple of classroom instruction.
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Rather than considering how much time students spend on screens, the more useful question is whether they are asking questions and solving problems with the help of technology.
Education systems across southern Africa must better prepare for a hotter future.
The Philadelphia School District is rolling out a Flyers-branded app that’s supposed to get kids moving by following an avatar on a screen.
In Ontario and elsewhere, we still need reforms that give decision-makers the power to bring robust democratic oversight to EdTech in schools.
Decisions to fill teacher vacancies with uncertified adults compromises children’s education and reveals a demeaning notion that teachers — in a female-dominated profession — are merely babysitters.
The teachers did not often adapt their practices to suit their specific cultural and linguistic contexts.
The same boldness that enabled hip-hop to endure can benefit teachers in the classroom, a hip-hop scholar writes.
Scholars examine how state laws that restrict lessons on race could affect students and educators.
Could a 10-minute meeting between teachers and principals reduce teacher turnover? A researcher explores the possibilities.
Open-plan classrooms can be very noisy. And this is bad for all students, especially those with hearing or learning difficulties.
Children who move schools often can struggle. But so too can those who stay put while others come and go. More attention needs to be paid to these often-forgotten victims of school transience.
When students are allowed to bring personal items for show and tell, it can build their senses of self-worth, belonging and control. But poor kids often don’t get that opportunity.
Air-ventilation upgrades have been badly needed in U.S. classrooms since long before the pandemic. Low-tech filtration systems that cost about the same as a textbook per student can make a big difference.
Experiments in college classrooms show how tiny respiratory droplets known as aerosols can spread, even with good ventilation. The risk isn’t the same in every seat.
The need for social distancing due to coronavirus means now is the time for schools across the world to embrace outdoor learning.
But there is an answer.
Weaker students – when placed together with better classmates – can gain from the improved learning environment, and smarter students are unlikely to be negatively affected.
Despite a boom in the construction of trendy buildings and classrooms, the evidence for their link to boosting learning outcomes is limited.
Digital textbooks might be less cumbersome. But a new series of studies finds that reading from screens can hamper our ability to process and retain information.
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Senior Lecturer in Learning, Development and Professional Practice, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Associate Professor in Education, University of Newcastle
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Professor in Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology
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