Good learning

6 min

In dialogue with the chatbot

Chat GPT can answer questions, write essays and do homework. How should schools react to the text robot, which is based on artificial intelligence and is constantly learning?

Learning

12 min

Where children are allowed to be inventors

Where children are allowed to be inventors What makes children creative? And why is that important? An innovation workshop in Basel lets schoolchildren find their own solutions.

Columns

1 min

From the performance zone to the learning zone

In the eighth episode of the video series "12 Impulses for Teachers", psychologist Stefanie Rietzler introduces you to an interesting concept by Eduardo Briceño that is still almost unknown in German-speaking countries. He distinguishes between two zones: The learning zone and the performance zone.

Columns

6 min

«Happiness travels with you»: learning in the caravan school

The third part of the series "Happiness travels with you" shows how learning works without school and how travelling opens up new horizons.

Columns

2 min

How do I promote independent learning?

The seventh episode of the video series "12 Impulses for Teachers" by Fabian Grolimund and Stefanie Rietzler takes a critical look at the topics of independence and self-organised learning and explains why it is particularly important in this area for teachers to orientate themselves to the pace and developmental stage of the pupils.

Education

13 min

«If we parents play learning police, we won't achieve anything»

Stress and grades demotivate many children and prevent them from learning, says developmental psychologist Moritz Daum in this month's interview.

Columns

1 min

Countering classroom disruptions: Ideas from practice

The sixth episode of the video series "12 impulses for teachers" by Fabian Grolimund and Stefanie Rietzler provides practical input on how teachers can organise lessons in such a way that there are no disruptions from pupils.

Columns

3 min

So your child can concentrate better

What does it take for a child to concentrate well? We have four specific tips and helpful books for parents and teachers.

Family

3 min

«She likes going to school - that helps a lot with her learning»

Andrea Küpfer, 39, lives with her husband Philipp and their children Carina, 9, and Nicolas, 5, in Wangen bei Olten. The hotel operations manager is glad that Carina enjoys learning.

Family

3 min

«Full, relaxed and not too tired - that's the best way to learn»

Friederike Rieder, 41, a university employee, lives in St. Gallen with her husband Philippe, 43, and their children Elena, 8, and Henry, 6. She mainly helps Elena to concentrate while learning.

Learning

13 min

What a child needs to learn

In recent years, a lot of research has been carried out on the subject of learning and schools are trying to implement the findings. How does good learning work?

Columns

2 min

So what you have learnt is better remembered

The fifth episode of the video series "12 impulses for teachers" by Fabian Grolimund and Stefanie Rietzler deals with the question of how teachers can organise lessons in such a way that pupils remember the material better.

Learning

3 min

7 learning myths put to the test

What helps us to learn - and what doesn't? There are many ideas about this. But are they even true?

Learning

3 min

«I'm here if you have a question»

Annyett König, 45, intensive care expert, lives in Bern with her children Aline, 11, and Rafael, 15. She has very different learning experiences with her children.

Learning

4 min

Three learning methods put to the test

The human brain performs feats of learning that no supercomputer is capable of. How this works and what different learning methods there are.

Learning

11 min

20 tips to make learning more fun

Focussing at the crucial moment is no easy task for many children. Parents can make learning easier for their children with these tips.

Columns

5 min

Learning from mistakes - really?

Mistakes must be corrected - this is the only way to learn. This is a conviction that many people rarely question. But it is worth doing.

Family

1 min

«Pupils should find out what their heart beats for»

What do teachers like about their job? What motivates them in their day-to-day work? Our new series explores this question. Part 1.

Family

2 min

«When the children go home singing, my goal has been achieved»

What do teachers like about their job? What motivates them in their day-to-day work? Our new series explores this question. Part 3.

Family

2 min

«Kindergarteners feel their way around the world»

What do teachers like about their job? What motivates them in their day-to-day work? Our new series explores this question.

Columns

6 min

My child cannot accept help

Parents and children often clash when learning together. Our columnist Stefanie Rietzler knows that arguments can be avoided if mums and dads ask more questions.

Learning

3 min

«Children learn more in the forest»

Dina Walser, WWF project manager, on teaching in the forest and the benefits for pupils and teachers.

Columns

11 min

Turn off the music and sit still? Learning myths put to the test

Sitting up straight, no distractions and just not late at night or with music - which ideas about learning are right?

Learning

5 min

Homework? Don't panic!

Homework is a constant source of irritation in many families. STEP course leader Liselotte Braun answers the most frequently asked questions from parents.

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