Classroom Management
Education news, analysis, and opinion about how teachers run their classrooms and manage student conduct during class
See also: Behavior Management
Teaching Profession
Want to Maximize Student Learning When Schools Reopen? Minimize Classroom Interruptions
As schools prepare to welcome back students, reducing outside interruptions in the classroom could be a way to address learning loss, researchers say.
Artificial Intelligence
How Educators Can Use Artificial Intelligence as a Teaching Tool
A K-12 tech expert who runs a class for educators on artificial intelligence talks about how AI can be put to work in the classroom.
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence in K-12: The Right Mix for Learning or a Bad Idea?
The rapid shift to tech-driven, remote learning this spring has infused more technology into K-12 education, but AI tools still remain on the fringe.
Artificial Intelligence
Will COVID-19 Spur Greater Use of Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education?
Opportunities for wider use of AI in education are opening up, but the virus outbreak could seriously delay investments in new, innovative technologies, predicts AI expert Robert F. Murphy.
Teaching
Expectations for Online Student Behavior Vary During Coronavirus School Closures
As teachers transition to remote learning, many are now having to decide: How much should they be enforcing school rules via webcam?
Teaching
Opinion
Remember, Online Learning Isn't the Only Way to Learn Remotely
It will take more than online tools to activate learning during a school closure. Kate Ehrenfeld Gardoqui offers 5 sample assignments.
Reading & Literacy
'Decodable' Books: Boring, Useful, or Both?
These sound-it-out books designed for young readers aren’t always popular with teachers. But experts say they’re an important tool.
Teaching
Opinion
My 5 Basic Rules for Talking to Young Students About Coronavirus
Students are understandably anxious about COVID-19. Teachers must address those fears in age-appropriate and educational ways, writes 4th grade teacher Ivy Higgins.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Children and Coronavirus: 4 Questions Answered
How likely are children to contract and spread the new strain of coronavirus? What steps should schools take to protect them?
School & District Management
How to Deploy School Nurses During Coronavirus (If You Have Them)
School nurses are critical partners and advisers to school leaders who are managing responses to the coronavirus outbreak. Here are ways schools should deploy nurses, if they have them.
School & District Management
If Coronavirus Closes School, Who Gets Paid and How?
These are some of the biggest issues for districts to grapple with as they plan for shutting down schools in response to the coronavirus.
School Climate & Safety
Why Do Schools Hang On to Discriminatory Dress Codes?
School dress codes are clashing with students, parents, and researchers who see the rules and their enforcement as rife with racism and sexism. Some school leaders say the codes are important for safety and teaching kids to comply.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Shut Down by Coronavirus, Schools Scramble to Feed Students
A major dilemma for schools shutting down is how to keep providing meals to students who rely on them for their daily nutrition.
Teaching
How Teachers Are Talking to Students About the Coronavirus
As the coronavirus spreads, teachers are put in the hard spot of educating students about prevention without scaring them.