First graders at Unity Elementary School got a hands-on lesson about reptiles during a visit from the Johnny Appleseed ...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — Educators in St. Lucie Public Schools are finding new ways to teach the youngest students some of their most important lessons. It's called "Play With Purpose." SPECIAL ...

You can’t learn how to swim by dipping your toes in the water. The same idea holds true for teaching. Recently however, SUNY Cortland juniors Ashley Whitney and Kelly Rambo — both aspiring elementary ...

At Lakewood Elementary, fourth- and fifth-grade students are reading a book and discussing the plot. One of the students suddenly raises a flag: He is keeping track of how long kids have been sitting ...

Bringing your class outside during the warmer days can feel like a mini field trip that allows students to think about their ...

Three young students sit around a Chromebook in the southeast corner of their Liberty Launch Academy classroom. Whimsical cloud decorations hang above them as they diligently listen to testimonies on ...

School counselor Holly Baxter had prepared for this moment for months. She gathered the third-graders of Red Oak Elementary on the carpet for story time, opened the picture book and began to read.

Jordan McNeill is a doctoral student in special education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Follow her on Twitter at @jordanmcneill89. What makes a great teacher? Is it their passion ...

When a one-foot robot dog rolled into a Rock Springs Elementary School classroom recently, two dozen third-graders hounded its owners with questions. The talking robot reflects Gwinnett County Public ...