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How a School Ditched Awards and Assemblies to Refocus on Kids and Learning
When a school got rid of "student-of-the-month" assemblies and prizes for the best-performing students, individuals were able to see for themselves the accomplishments that gave them pride.
How Teachers Are Turning to Social Media to Extend Learning
Teachers are expanding the school day and enhancing learning through social media.
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 ...
Want kids to learn well? Feed them well
What can we expect our kids to learn if they're hungry or eating diets full of sugar and empty of nutrients? Former White House Chef and food policymaker Sam Kass discusses the role schools can play in nourishing students' bodies in addition to their minds.
New Effort to Promote Social-Emotional Learning in Schools
A multiyear endeavor organized by the Aspen Institute seeks to help schools better teach social and emotional skills alongside traditional academic subjects.
How to fix our crumbling schools
U.S. school infrastructure is failing. Time to find a new funding scheme.
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.
Be a Role Model: Find a Healthy Balance with Media and Technology
Young kids learn how to use technology by watching their parents, so model healthy habits early by balancing media time with real time. Advice from Common Sense Media editors.
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.
World Learning Global Development
With over 60 active programs, we help thousands of communities worldwide to address critical issues such as poverty and exclusion, youth participation, educa...
How These Local Catholic Schools Accommodate All Religions
A look into how these local Catholic schools have integrated and accommodated students of all types of religious backgrounds.
How to keep children from skipping school
Beyond data, mentors can add a human touch and build relationships with at-risk students.
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.
How Can Schools Tap Into Parent Power For the Good of Students?
A program pays teachers to visit students at home and meet with their family. The home visits have helped parents become better-informed advocates for their kids and stronger allies with teachers.
How to Improve Attention Spans
If you're saying, "Focus!" more than usual, read on for creative and constructive ways to increase your kid's attention.
Helping Young Children Learn to Make Friends
With school starting up again, it’s important that parents think about ways they can help their children succeed not only academically, but also socially.
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.
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.
Save-A-Lot Back-To-School Tips + Giveaway
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4 Secrets to Learning Anything, According to Neuroscience
Learning is no longer something we just do in schools.
Teachers tap into brain science to boost learning
Research on the brain and how we think and act is influencing the way some teachers teach. Special correspondent John Tulenko of Learning Matters goes into a classroom where the instructor uses different methods to engage different parts of the students’ brains, then checks with a neuroscientist about whether that strategy actually works.
