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The Raspberry Picademy is a free professional development experience for primary and secondary teachers, initially for those here in the UK, where the Raspberry Pi Foundation is based. Learn more about what happens at the Picademy, why it's something your school should get involved with, how it applies to the new Computing curriculum, and how we select applicants.

Inspiration and best practices merge into fun, effective learning as one teacher describes what she and her students discovered during their school's first 1:1 year with iPads.

After nearly 20 years in her district, a former teacher and instructional coach describes the factors that led to her resigning and embarking on a new career in the field of education.

The flipped classroom casts a different light on classroom management issues, as teachers rethink one-on-one time, off-task students, freedom vs. control, and parent expectations.

An entertaining video from Keith Hughes on the how-to of setting up a flipped classroom. He covers some helpful websites with a lot of content material already made by other teachers, and he also goes into the process of making your own videos if that's the route you want to go, from equipment and setup to the basics of iMovie.

A fantastic collection of virtual labs and simulations covering a wide variety of science topics. They're Java applets, so you can run them through your browser, download the files and run them offline, and embed them in your website or blog by copying and pasting the HTML code provided. Plus, teachers from all over the world have submitted activities and lesson plans to accompany most of them. Great for homework, emergency lesson plans, or pre-lab demonstrations.