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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...