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Overcoming Stereotypes in the Classroom through Values Affirmation
Rose Hendricks
Rose Hendricks

Education is intended to be a great equalizer, one that...

Yes, It’s Important that Your Students like You
LaJoi Royston
LaJoi Royston

It’s an age old debate. Does it matter if your...

Should the rise in preterm birth impact education?
Gabriella Hirsch
Gabriella Hirsch

The Increase in Preterm Survival Rates Preterm birth is on...

The Science Of Homework: Why Timing is Everything
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

A previous article argued, paradoxically, that remembering can cause forgetting....

Bilingualism & the Brain: The Lifelong Benefits of Juggling Languages
Myra Laldin
Myra Laldin

Our world is becoming increasingly globalized. This interconnectedness grants us...

Practice Mindfulness to Teach Mindfulness
Rina Deshpande
Rina Deshpande

To teach math through a problem like the one below,...

The Hungry Mind: The Origins of Curiosity in Childhood by Susan Engel
Rebecca Gotlieb
Rebecca Gotlieb

How might we encourage more curiosity among young people and...

“Explain Yourself”: A powerful strategy for teaching children cause-and-effect
Ashle Bailey-Gilreath
Ashle Bailey-Gilreath

Want to help kids learn? Ask them to explain what...

Giving Back: Can pro-social behavior be self-protective?
Theresa Cheng
Theresa Cheng

Humans are social beings, and we need others: Celebrating the...

Developing the Social Brain: Insights from the Science of Adolescence
Kathryn Mills
Kathryn Mills

Adolescence is the period between childhood and adulthood that largely...

The Problem with Believing in Innate Talent
Ashle Bailey-Gilreath
Ashle Bailey-Gilreath

"It’s OK, some people just aren’t good at math". We’ve...

Do metaphors make learning a piece of cake?
Rose Hendricks
Rose Hendricks

At first glance, metaphor and science might seem to inhabit...

Overloaded and Underprepared: Strategies for Stronger Schools and Healthy, Successful Kids by Denise Pope, Maureen Brown and Sarah Miles
Rebecca Gotlieb
Rebecca Gotlieb

Many middle and high school students are exhausted, stressed, tempted by...

Meta-Learning: The Importance of Thinking about Thinking
Maya Bialik
Maya Bialik

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those...

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