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Research news: A collaborative approach to coaching in schools
Research news: A collaborative approach to coaching in schools

New research from the United States involving mathematics teacher teams in 4 schools – across a period of 4 years – investigated specific strategies that support a collaborative approach to coaching in schools that are under significant pressure to improve. Find out more in today’s article.

Teaching economic concepts through rap
Teaching economic concepts through rap

In our latest reader submission, Meesha Arora – a teacher at The British School, New Delhi – shares how giving students the task of creating their own rap to showcase their knowledge and understanding has proved to be a great learning resource in her own classroom.

Creating effective learning environments
Creating effective learning environments

‘As educators, it is our responsibility to create learning environments that support student achievement, engagement, and wellbeing.’ In a new article for Teacher, Head of Pragyan School Divya Kapoor explores the key characteristics of effective learning environments and how these have informed the creation of model classrooms at her own school.

Teacher’s Bookshelf: World-class learning systems
Teacher’s Bookshelf: World-class learning systems

Our latest Teacher’s Bookshelf features Building a World-Class Learning System: Insights from some top-performing school systems, by Professor Geoff Masters. It explores what British Columbia, Estonia, Finland, Hong Kong and South Korea have in common, the strategies they employ, and the decisions they are making to support students now and in the future.

Strengthening community participation in early childhood education
Strengthening community participation in early childhood education

In this Q&A, the co-founders of Rocket Learning Azeez Gupta and Namya Mahajan, Curriculum Lead Sukhna Sawhney and Communications Manager Sushmita Roy tell Teacher how they are strengthening the early education ecosystem in India. Anganwadi centres are rural centres providing supplementary nutrition, basic healthcare, and preschool education in India.

UNESCO calls for smartphone ban in schools
UNESCO calls for smartphone ban in schools

A major international report released today calls for smartphones to be banned in schools, pointing to concerns about data privacy, cyberbullying, wellbeing and among children themselves. Here are the key messages from the UNESCO 2023 Global Education Monitoring Report on technology in education.

Expert Q&A: Phonics and early reading instruction
Expert Q&A: Phonics and early reading instruction

In our latest expert Q&A we talk to Greta Rollo, who leads the Primary Early Childhood and Inclusive Research team at the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), and ACER Research Fellow Dr Kellie Picker, about the place of phonics in early reading instruction.

Walking the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy talk in India
Walking the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy talk in India

‘Proficiency in foundational literacy and numeracy for all children must become a primary national mission and a central goal of the Foundational Stage curriculum.’ In his latest Teacher article, Ashok Pandey discusses the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) mission and its implementation in schools in India.

Enhancing your teaching with traditional bansho board writing
Enhancing your teaching with traditional bansho board writing

‘My experience as a teacher and researcher in Japan has allowed me to observe and study classrooms in depth. The first thing that caught my attention was the use of chalkboards.’ Dr Shirley Tan shares how the traditional Japanese technique of bansho board writing can enhance teaching and learning in your own classroom.

School electricity audit an opportunity to teach energy conservation
School electricity audit an opportunity to teach energy conservation

Today, schools in India are creating opportunities to help students develop a sense of responsibility towards the environment. In this article, Minakshi Kushwaha, Principal of Birla Vidya Niketan, shares with Teacher how students support the school’s efforts to save energy through an electricity audit initiative.