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The ABCs of Self-Regulation for Learning
Learn how to support kids in building their confidence and skills in literacy with the ABCs.
Can Project-Based Learning Close Gaps in Science Education?
An encouraging new report describes preliminary, first-year outcomes from a study of 3,000 middle school students that shows kids can, in fact, learn more in science classrooms that adopt a well-designed, project-focused curriculum.
How YOU Can Be an Advocate for Early Learning
Rhian Allvin, Executive Director of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, explains how YOU can raise your voice to support the early ...
For Adults, Lifelong Learning Happens The Old Fashioned Way
Even after high school or college, Americans keep on learning. While online tools make this easier than ever, a new study finds the vast majority of adults prefer taking classes in physical places.
A virtual tour of blended-learning schools, so others can see how it’s done
When teachers want to try something new in the classroom, it helps if they can see what it looks like in action. They could ask another teacher down the hall. Or they might try to talk to other teachers on social media, perhaps in an education technology Twitter chat. But too often, these aspiring innovators …
How Teachers Are Turning to Social Media to Extend Learning
Teachers are expanding the school day and enhancing learning through social media.
3 rules to spark learning
It took a life-threatening condition to jolt chemistry teacher Ramsey Musallam out of ten years of "pseudo-teaching" to understand the true role of the educator: to cultivate curiosity. In a fun and personal talk, Musallam gives 3 rules to spark imagination and learning, and get students excited about how the world works.
Failure Is Essential to Learning
To help these kids make the kinds of gains they need to master the Common Core, students must learn to receive feedback and also how to use it to improve.
The Building Blocks of Learning
The good news in education is that attention is finally turning to the psychic and emotional qualities that children bring to the classroom.
The case for project-based learning
Far from an educational flash in the pan, project-based learning has been proven to engage and motivate learners, improve comprehension and retention, aid the transfer of knowledge to new contexts, lead to better collaboration, and help students master critical-thinking skills.
The Importance of STEAM Learning
If you are familiar with the technology or educational sectors, you have undoubtedly heard that STEM, which is educational focus in science, tech, engineering and math, is being changed to STEAM, to include the arts. This is an initiative that is being accepted on an increasing scale by institutions, corporations, and education and tech professionals,and we here at Vidcode are totally on board<br>STEAM learning is…
The Role of Metacognition in Learning and Achievement
Learning how to think about thinking can help students develop strategies for solving problems and understand tasks at hand.
Discipline Through the Lens of Deeper Learning
Rich opportunities for deeper learning reside in the interactions between adults and students about behavior and life choices.
Does Teacher Diversity Matter in Student Learning?
Research shows that students, especially boys, benefit when teachers share their race or gender. Yet most teachers are white women.
Homework: High-Quality Learning, or Act of Compliance?
Homework has been a controversial issue for a long time. Some teachers use it to extend learning while others seem to use it to promote compliance. How do you use homework?
Golden Rules for Engaging Students in Learning Activities
Six key rules for student engagement include making it meaningful, fostering efficacy, autonomy support, collaborative learning, establishing positive teacher-student relationships, and mastery orientations.
Dedication to Lifelong Learning Helps Graduate Advance Quickly
This graduate completed high school with idea of what she wanted to accomplish with her life. With her dedication to lifelong learning, she figured it out.
5 Ways Parents Can Support STEM Learning
By Sarah Cornelius - Take a look at these five simple tips to engage your child in STEM learning outside of the classroom.
All Hands On Learning for these ECPI University Students
These ECPI University students take their learning beyond the textbook with hands-on lessons to teach them real applications of what they're studying.
4 Secrets to Learning Anything, According to Neuroscience
Learning is no longer something we just do in schools.
