Fidget spinners have been around since the 1990s. Right now they are one of the "it" items for a lot of school age children. In Waterville, they're using them to help teach some important ...

Are fidget spinners helping antsy students to sit still and concentrate on their lessons, or are they just driving kids (and teachers) to distraction? Education Week ‘s Kristine Kim explores the ...

Studies on teacher effectiveness, lessons from Finland, and 'The Magic School Bus' all made this year's list of most-read Teaching Now posts.

How much time should kids spend outside? Are fidget spinners and bouncy chairs helpful, or a distraction? The answers are fuzzy, but the goal remains the same: to spark kids’ interest in the world ...