Is it possible to use a novel written more than 200 years ago as a resource for teaching science? Obviously, our answer is yes. And is it possible to do educational innovation with this same novel? If it is. More than two centuries after its first edition, the novel Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus , by Mary Shelley , continues to be extremely […] … learn more→

The world, or at least this small world that is Spain, has a certain tendency to divide into groups: those who prefer the potato omelette with onion and those who prefer it without onion; those who want pizza with pineapple and without pineapple … and those who think that in the subject of Spanish Language and […] … learn more→

Thinking back on Halloween, were you a “dump all your candy into one bowl” child? Or did you enjoy meticulously sorting your treats into a post-Halloween candy store and trading with others? If you were the sorting and arranging type, whether you realized it or not, you took advantage of the many informal and unintentional […] … learn more→

Participation in specialist sport programs keeps teenagers from low socioeconomic backgrounds at school and boosts their maths grades. This is what I found in my PhD study. Being engaged in learning can set people up for success in the rest of their life. This is why experts see it as one of the main goals of early adolescence. […] … learn more→

Most Africans have heard of climate change and agree that it should be stopped. But far fewer feel that ordinary people can do something to stop it and even fewer understand its human causes. A recent survey by Afrobarometer found that over two thirds of Africans perceived climate conditions for agricultural production had worsened over the past […] … learn more→

In recent years there has been a constant incorporation of technologies into schools. Teachers and students have become accustomed to the use of digital tools in the teaching and learning process. In this way, the variables that have traditionally been related to the academic performance of students must now be expanded to include technologies. Especially those that […] … learn more→

International evidence suggests children have poorer movement skills as a result of COVID-related lockdowns that reduced physical activity at school, socially and in the community. In parts of Australia, learning from home replaced face-to-face classroom teaching for months at a time. Thousands of primary school children in Victoria and New South Wales are now returning to […] … learn more→

The management of educational centers has always been a complex and varied task, but in recent times the global pandemic has added obstacles to the usual problems and has increased the complexity of management. It seems logical to think that the people who have to lead in these circumstances – and also in the previous ones […] … learn more→

If you want to achieve academic success, then you have to study smart. An article published on Life Sciences Education revealed that students who dedicated all of their study time to active learning strategies scored better results compared to the rest of their peers. In the study, researchers emphasized that students’ learning habits mattered more […] … learn more→

Let’s say you’re a parent helping a Grade 1 child with their math, and they’re subtracting eight from 17, using small items — counters — like Smarties, multicoloured Rocket candies or Lego pieces. The child counts out 17 items. Then, they count eight of those items to take away. Finally, they start counting the remaining […] … learn more→