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Can Our Evolutionary Past Help Shape Our Classrooms’ Future?
Ashle Bailey-Gilreath
Ashle Bailey-Gilreath

Humans are genetically adapted for learning. The transmission of information,...

The World’s Obsession With Plastic May Damage Developing Brains
Rina Deshpande
Rina Deshpande

It’s easy to look at the past and guffaw at...

Counting What Counts: Reframing Education Evaluation by Yong Zhao
Rebecca Gotlieb
Rebecca Gotlieb

In our quest to assess and compare educational outcomes of...

The 2016 Transforming Education Through Neuroscience Award Was Presented on Saturday at the Learning & the Brain® Educational Conference in Boston
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Now that you’ve been to LaTB, we’d love to hear...

Research Morsel: Digital Media vs. Flourishing
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

  The Findings: Researchers at Brown University1 have found that...

On Average, the Average is Off
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

  Here’s a potential headline: BOOK ON STATISTICS MAKES GRIPPING...

A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age by Daniel J. Levitin
Rebecca Gotlieb
Rebecca Gotlieb

Never has it been so easy to acquire a breadth...

TOP RESEARCHERS TO EXPLORE WAYS TO EMPOWER AND ENGAGE STUDENTS IN CIVICS, SCHOOL, AND REAL-WORLD PROBLEM SOLVING
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MEDIA ADVISORY October 25, 2016 Contact: Kristin Dunay (781)-449-4010 x 104...

The ABCs of How We Learn: 26 Scientifically Proven Approaches, How They Work, and When to Use Them by Daniel Schwartz, Jessica Tsang and Kristen Blair
Rebecca Gotlieb
Rebecca Gotlieb

A uniquely actionable new book of learning sciences principles that...

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
Rebecca Gotlieb
Rebecca Gotlieb

Angela Duckworth, professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania...

Theresa Cheng
Theresa Cheng

The Olympics have just come to an end­. Though this...

Why Your Brain Has Better Things to Do than “Grow”
Theresa Cheng
Theresa Cheng

Intuitively, the idea of “growing” sounds great. It’s become synonymous...

What Kind of Citizen?: Educating Our Children for the Common Good by Joel Westheimer
Rebecca Gotlieb
Rebecca Gotlieb

Schools may be vehicles for achieving our idealized society because...

The Impact of Brain Damage on Education: An Interview with a Leading Vision Scientist
Gabriella Hirsch
Gabriella Hirsch

  As an optometrist-scientist and Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at...

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