Dear Faculty Relations: A surprising number of dogs are in my classroom this semester. I’m unsure if I can ask students about them or how to manage these additional “students.” What can I do? —Not a ...

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 ...

A good class pet is active during the school day, comfortable with the average temperature and humidity in the building, and ...

BLOOMINGTON — Between the guinea pigs, a chinchilla duo, rabbit, hedgehog, gecko, turtle and tank of sea monkeys, some of the halls at Bloomington Junior High School are starting to resemble Noah’s ...

FREDONIA — “How Animals Help Students Learn,” a newly released book co-edited by Nancy R. Gee, State University at Fredonia psychology professor, Gee, provides examples of how animals have been ...

While dissecting frogs was normal in old-school classrooms, now teachers are utilizing other types of animals to help them teach. Advocates for animals in the classroom want to make sure teachers ...

You might call it a mini zoo but Erika Chairez calls it her classroom, and home of Rowlett High School's Animal Crew. It's an after-school club where students come to care for and learn about various ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- Behind a locked door in a far-flung wing of a labyrinthine school building, there is something wildly unexpected: a bustling animal laboratory for hundreds of creatures from ...

WOOLWICH - Mr. Bubbles, a 3-month-old albino rabbit, hopped across a science-lab table Monday afternoon toward a half-dozen students preparing to check the Kingsway Regional classroom pet’s vital ...

ABINGDON, Maryland | A national grant program is providing teachers with funding to enhance learning through small animal classroom pets. The Pet Care Trust’s Pets in the Classroom program gives ...

What makes up a classroom? Generally speaking, most of the furniture consists of a desk for the teacher and tables (or desks) for the students. At the front of the classroom is the blackboard or ...