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Suzanne Lettrick
Suzanne Lettrick

For years we’ve known about the literacy gap between children...

Kevin Kent
Kevin Kent

In 1988 psychologist James Pennebaker1 and his colleagues conducted a...

Jonathan Scheff
Jonathan Scheff

When I was teaching math, I worked with many students...

Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era by Tony Wagner and Ted Dintersmith
Rebecca Gotlieb
Rebecca Gotlieb

Tony Wagner, a life-long educator and the author of Creating...

Ostracism Hurts: Why being ignored can be just as painful as bullying
Ashle Bailey-Gilreath
Ashle Bailey-Gilreath

Stories of bullying and harassment in schools have become all...

Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

In April of 2014, Pam Mueller and Dan Oppenheimer struck...

Theresa Cheng
Theresa Cheng

“I am a lean, mean, mathing machine.”  In college, I’d...

Rina Deshpande
Rina Deshpande

Dr. Sara Lazar (second from right) offers a brief weekly...

Rebecca Gotlieb
Rebecca Gotlieb

“We should simply try to make the world as happy...

The Clash of Brain Development and Classroom Technology
Suzanne Lettrick
Suzanne Lettrick

“He makes bad decisions regarding iPad use.” “She gets distracted...

Kevin Kent
Kevin Kent

Ah, April what a beautiful time of year! We have...

Gabriella Hirsch
Gabriella Hirsch

It’s no secret that the American education system is saturated...

Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Is mindful meditation good for learning? If you work in...

Theresa Cheng
Theresa Cheng

To commemorate World Teacher’s Day last year, Reuters’ photographers shared...

Rebecca Gotlieb
Rebecca Gotlieb

 Educators have long known that students’ emotional experiences greatly...

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