As educators, we’re always looking for ways to keep our students engaged and to provide them with learning experiences that will last a lifetime. Teachers help kids make tabletop volcanoes erupt, lead ...

I sometimes believe that animals have it more together than us humans. Ants and termites work together to build immense structures without complaint; dogs, cats and other domesticated small animals ...

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DETROIT LAKES, Minn. - There's a lot of enthusiastic talk about, "my grandpa does this" or "my grandma does that" amongst the kids after a day of Ag-In-The-Classroom at M State in Detroit Lakes, Minn.

As a child, Ann Ott, an Osage High School teacher, sought solace in Tippy, her family's dog, after she was sexually abused. As she worked through the trauma, Ott would hug Tippy and cry almost every ...

Akito Y. Kawahara is an associate professor and curator of insects at the Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida. Megan Ennes is an assistant curator of museum education at the ...

Trinity Lutheran School in Rockledge, Florida, has incorporated a nature classroom into its curriculum. The classroom recently received certification from the Nature Explore program. The outdoor space ...

Having pets in classrooms is an idea many teachers think about. Children love animals, and the thought of having a rabbit or fish nearby while studying can feel exciting. At the same time, classroom ...

When classes begin this week at one public charter school in Florida, some of the lessons will be taught in barns and animal pens. Colleen Bradford Krantz of Iowa PBS reports. Instead of heading to a ...

When a teacher was told therapy animals were visiting her school, she naturally assumed dogs would be involved. Instead, she was greeted by a much slower guest. Jane (@jane.evghenia), a teacher from ...

A Massachusetts elementary school welcomes COVID-sniffing dogs. The animals were trained to detect COVID based on research showing that dogs could find a fungus on trees before the trees got sick. For ...

Sixth-grade students at Nettleton STEAM Intermediate turned their classroom assignment into a heartfelt mission to help ...