Personalising educational materials Learning should be tailored to individuals, not to ability groups by Annie Brookman-Byrne / January 6, 2020
“I am worried about how we educate kids for a future we don’t know about” Linda Liukas explains why encouraging children to be scientists, artists, creators, and tinkerers is an investment in the future of society Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / December 19, 2019
“Students should work more on an interdisciplinary project basis” Teacher Rolf Beck says digitalizing technology and design class in secondary school offers great potential for linking up math and crafts Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / December 12, 2019
Teaching through relationships Teacher-student relationships defined by respect, support, and care contribute to positive short- and long-term outcomes for students by Theresa Pfister / December 9, 2019
“Learning how to learn is the core of what we have to teach our students” Teacher Patrick Poscio devised a system to help students understand their own learning patterns and use that awareness to learn better Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / December 6, 2019
The challenge of making homework effective and enjoyable Having students create their own instructional videos is a promising pathway to effective learning by Vincent Hoogerheide / December 2, 2019
“Programming robots helps children change their attitude toward mistakes” Swiss primary school teacher Laura Hess observed new cooperative learning patterns when her school introduced robotics and programming Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / November 29, 2019
Being the learners we want our students to become School leaders need the ability to reflect objectively on their progress and to learn from failure by Kenli Okada / November 20, 2019
“A machine should be like a personal trainer for learners” Edy Portmann explains why it is important for schools to reinforce the scientist that lies within every child Interview by Sabine Gysi / November 13, 2019
Should homework be scrapped? Homework is considered a financially low-cost intervention for improving outcomes, but seems high-cost for teachers, parents, and pupils by Annie Brookman-Byrne / November 11, 2019
How to bust educational neuromyths? Emphasise what works Neuromyths are seductive for good reasons: they tend to address teachers’ needs by Jessica Massonnié / November 4, 2019
“Risk-taking only happens when you give students the chance to push ahead” What happens when you bring together high-school students, teachers, and technology entrepreneurs to experiment with new ideas for learning? Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / October 31, 2019
