Many parents want to encourage their children to be creative. This is not just about training the next Archibald Prize winner. Young people develop important emotional and cognitive skills when they make art. But at the same time, it can be tricky to know where to start. Or how to overcome the fear of a big clean […] … learn more→

In an episode of Abbott Elementary, the sitcom about a group of teachers in an under-resourced Philadelphia school, novice teacher Janine takes to TikTok. The joke is that she needs to use TikTok to fundraise to get her classroom much needed school supplies. Although played for laughs in this award-winning show created by Quinta Brunson, one education blogger wrote: “In […] … learn more→

Having a rich vocabulary, or “deep” in linguistic terms (a high knowledge of synonyms and antonyms), is essential for writing a text. We not only have to be able to select the most appropriate terms for the expression of that content, but also know what other meanings they may have depending on the context and how […] … learn more→

If we asked secondary school teachers about their main concerns when teaching, many would probably agree on one thing: the lack of interest and involvement of the students. Spain is the OECD country (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) with the highest repetition rate: 8.7% compared to 1.9% on average for the rest of the countries . If […] … learn more→

The Department for Education has managed to recruit less than 60% of the new secondary school teachers expected this year in England, recent figures show. This is unsurprising for those of us working in education. Since 2015, the Department for Education has only been able to meet its secondary teacher recruitment target once, in 2020. These figures are […] … learn more→

All year, we have heard reports of a “crisis” in Australian schools, thanks to a shortage of teachers around the country. Federal education department modelling shows there will be a high school teacher shortfall of about 4,000 by 2025. In August, Education Minister Jason Clare and his state and territory colleagues met and agreed this was a huge problem. […] … learn more→

Learning a language is not just about learning a linguistic code. Learning a language is also undergoing a process of acculturation (according to the RAE dictionary, “Action and effect of acculturation or acculturation: incorporating cultural elements from another group into an individual or a human group”) that can occur at any stage. of the life. Many studies have been carried […] … learn more→

When we are young, we learn our first language without much effort and quite quickly: towards the end of early childhood, children have a linguistic competence similar to that of an adult. That is, at 6 years old children can participate in a conversation, ask questions, answer them, etc. One of the things that is learned […] … learn more→

There are many ways to teach school students. But research shows only some will significantly improve learning. While most teachers want to use evidence-based practices, they face many challenges that can limit their ability to use them in their classrooms. These include time pressures, access to resources, and unsupportive school cultures. In our new study we asked […] … learn more→

Bitcoin is a valuable currency that has grown in admiration. There is no doubt that from its launch till now, bitcoin has been doing so well in the market. The value of bitcoin has grown from one dollar to thousands of dollars today. It is measured in a similar group as gold which is a […] … learn more→