Yearly Archives: 2015

Yes, It’s Important that Your Students like You

It’s an age old debate. Does it matter if your students like you? Ask any…



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Should the rise in preterm birth impact education?

The Increase in Preterm Survival Rates Preterm birth is on the rise. According the World…



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The Science Of Homework: Why Timing is Everything

A previous article argued, paradoxically, that remembering can cause forgetting. Today’s entry reverses the paradox:…



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Bilingualism & the Brain: The Lifelong Benefits of Juggling Languages

Our world is becoming increasingly globalized. This interconnectedness grants us access to languages of countries…



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Practice Mindfulness to Teach Mindfulness

To teach math through a problem like the one below, an effective math teacher would…



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The Hungry Mind: The Origins of Curiosity in Childhood by...

How might we encourage more curiosity among young people and particularly among those with lower…



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

Want to help kids learn? Ask them to explain what they are learning in their…



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

Humans are social beings, and we need others: Celebrating the good and coping with the…



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Developing the Social Brain: Insights from the Science of Adolescence

Adolescence is the period between childhood and adulthood that largely coincides with the years of…



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Learning & the Brain® Presented the “2015 Transforming Education Through...

Learning & the Brain presented Dr. Fumiko Hoeft from the University of California, San Francisco…



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