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5 seconds vs 10 minutes... That's the gap in teacher attention between two 3-year-old children in the same classroom during story time, and it's not random. In his PhD Thibaut Duthois (Ghent University) set out to find out why. Turns out the quietest kids, often the ones who need support most, get overlooked. To help fix this, Thibaut and his colleagues developed and tested a training program for teachers that actually closes the gap.

We talk a lot about education. But do we listen enough to the people who stand in front of the class every day? 👩‍🏫📱 Researcher Stéphanie Vanderheeren and her colleagues launched Teacher Tapp in Flanders for this very purpose. In this free app, more than 1,000 people from the education sector – from teachers to headteachers – answer three short questions every day about classroom practice or current affairs. The app provides a unique insight into what is going on in education and stimulates discussion, from the staff room to parliament.

Can artificial intelligence and virtual reality transform the way we teach and learn? Researcher Carl Boel explores how these technologies can make learning safer, more immersive, and more personalized - without replacing teachers.

Every class has at least one student with a learning disability such as dyslexia or dyscalculia. Unfortunately, some schools do not always allow these students to use aids such as laptops with reading software or calculators. That is why HOGENT developed ‘Dysparcours’, an empathy tool that helps teachers, care coordinators, and parents to better understand what children with learning disabilities experience.

Did you know that preschoolers have a surprisingly good understanding of exponential growth? Hilde Rabaut investigated how picture books and board games can be used to stimulate mathematical thinking in preschool. And that is necessary, because the math results of Flemish schoolchildren have been declining alarmingly for years.
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Did you know that you can concentrate better and be more motivated if you learn while moving? Lindsay Everaert tells you why moving while learning is so effective and challenges you with an exercise in the video. Ready to test your brain?

Students constantly talking in class, making crazy noises or just walking around... Recognise this? As a teacher, it is often difficult to deal with problem behaviour in pupils. To support teachers in this, Julie D'haeyer and her colleagues developed 'Leerkracht Veerkracht' (Teacher Resilience). A programme that allows you, together with your school team, to look for a solution that works for your school.

Research shows that young children learn too little in nurseries. Should creches then become little schools? "No," says pedagogue Simon Wemel. "However, they can focus on 'learning by playing', because playing is the driving force in young children's development." To inspire and support child supervisors in this, Simon and his colleague Ann Steverlynck created the book "The realm of play", with numerous practical examples. Let's play!

How would you feel if you were always labeled as "non-Dutch-speaking", even though you often use Dutch throughout the day? Graziela Dekeyser (KU Leuven) is doing research on emotions in multilingualism.

In the not-so-distant past, Flemish mathematics education was at the top of the world. Unfortunately, in recent years we have seen a negative trend. Bea Merckx and her colleagues want to help turn the tide. Thanks to their research, as a teacher you are only a few mouse clicks away from a more varied and deeper mathematics and science education!

How does a teacher deal with diversity in the classroom? Many teachers feel inadequately trained in this area. Engaging in dialogue with pupils, parents, and colleagues helps to think of the most powerful solutions to these challenges together. But how do you start? Marijke Wilssens and her colleagues have developed a box of conversation starters to help teachers do just that.

'Design thinking', 'co-creation', 'entrepreneurship', ... Do you also roll your eyes when you hear those hip buzzwords? But what if Tom Demuynck told you that these concepts could be the key to better education.