Short articles

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.

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.

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 annual Global Teacher Prize has been awarded for 2020. Ranjitsinh Disale, a primary school teacher in India who has transformed education for girls in his community, has been named winner of the US $1 million award. Here, we look at how he’s improving learning at his school.

Each year the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) Awards put a spotlight on programs that are addressing challenges in education across the globe. Here, we look at some of the initiatives recognised in the 2019 awards.

Which occupation is most similar to a teacher in terms of status? Do students respect teachers? How many hours do teachers work? And, how much should they be paid? These are some of the questions posed to more than 35 000 people around the world.

Findings from an evaluation of upper primary and middle school students’ science inquiry skills suggest there is room for improvement in implementing an inquiry-based teaching approach, at least in terms of students’ abilities to undertake scientific inquiry.

The Granny Cloud network set up by Professor Sugata Mitra builds on the success of his ‘hole in the wall experiments' into how children teach themselves and others. In this article we speak to a teacher involved in the initiative, which supports students in remote locations across the globe.