The first step to student ownership is to allow them to pick their topics. Help to kick-start things with a whole-group brainstorming process.

One way to help students master skills is to let them cultivate their own English language arts content to explore. Here’s how.

Ways to explore the latest tech with children and guide them to use new tools responsibly.

Ways to explore the latest tech with children and guide them to use new tools responsibly. Advice from Common Sense Media editors.

Students can be more engaged when learning is connected with real-world problems. These picks build bridges beyond the classroom by connecting content with careers, giving opportunities to join local and worldwide communities, showing everyday applications of learning, and getting students to do authentic activities that have a real impact.

Top Picks for Connecting the Classroom and Real World is a list of 34 apps, games, and websites curated by Common Sense Education editors.

Using music in learning can provide multisensory experiences that extend brain connectivity.

Teachers can incorporate music in their classrooms in a variety of ways to enhance the cognitive processes that are essential to learning.

Education 4.0 reimagines education as a lifelong learning journey with teachers, educators and mentors as facilitators and enablers.

Education 4.0: Problem-solving, collaboration and adaptability are the three critical skills that students need to understand and then learn to apply.