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The Tokyo Olympics 2020 brought to the forefront the issue of teaching sports and encouraging physical activities among students. Should Indian schools consider sports at par with core subjects? How can schools encourage physical fitness?

‘During the coronavirus pandemic, educators have been confronted with the challenge of keeping students engaged and safe, and ensuring their wellbeing.’ In this article, Meesha Arora shares ideas to help teachers understand and support students’ socio-emotional needs.

‘The use of AI in education has grown significantly during the current pandemic. However, evidence on the impact of AI on learning in the long term and across different settings remains scarce.’ In this article, Jyoti Sharma discusses the use of artificial intelligence in educational contexts.

In this article, Shilpi Banerjee and Bijay Das discuss the concept of an item bank and introduce a simple approach that can help teachers create and maintain item banks effectively.

‘The mismanagement of non-biodegradable waste has affected ecosystems of Indian villages in various ways.’ In this article, Suresh Joshi and Harleen Singh discuss a student-led sustainability program that can be implemented by schools.

In this article, Dr Amrita Vohra, Education Director of GEMS India and Executive Principal of GEMS International School, Gurgaon, discusses opportunities and challenges to providing inclusive learning environments that allow all students to make satisfactory learning progress.

Understanding creativity and creative thinking can be tricky, which makes assessing such skills even more challenging. In this article, Anu Radha Sharma explores the complexities of supporting creativity in the classroom.

Observation in everyday contexts can help children learn science. In this article, TR Gowthama elaborates how teachers can partner with parents to enhance student learning.

The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) has today published new analyses of questionnaire data from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2019, examining the home, school and classroom contexts in which learning and achievement occur, and student attitudes.

India will once again participate in PISA, in the 2022 test cycle. Students in the 2018 global assessment were asked about the different classroom activities they are exposed to in relation to learning about other cultures, perspectives, and global events. This infographic looks at the OECD average results.