5 ways to interest more girls (and boys) in science

E-School News - Brandie Freeman "Reworking lessons and the classroom [...]

May 10th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Boys, Career Pathways, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Girls, Learning, News, Science, Science & Technology, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Can growth mindset theory reshape the classroom?

E-School News - Chris Frank and Dave Paunesku "Growth mindset [...]

May 10th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Growth Mindset, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Digital skills ‘guard against job loss’

BBC - Sean Coughlan "Schools should put a greater emphasis [...]

May 9th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Career & Technical Training, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Jobs, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Talking About Failure: What Parents Can Do to Motivate Kids in School

KQED News Mind/Shift - Tara Haelle "Is failure a positive [...]

May 9th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Failure, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Communication: Your Child’s Key to a Bright Future

The Huffington Post - Byron Garrett "Our world is drastically [...]

May 9th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Communication, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Six Ways to Fluency for World-Language Learners

Education Week - Renee A. Foose "Most of the world's [...]

May 8th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why Socializing Girls to Be Perfect Could Be the Worst Thing For Them

KQED News Mind/Shift - Staff Writer "Girls often excel in [...]

May 8th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Coding, Current Events, Education, Girls, Learning, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Playgrounds for All

The Atlantic - Gail Cornwall "On a crisp, sunny Saturday [...]

May 7th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Fitness, Learning, News, Playing, San Francisco, School, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Three Ways To Become A Learning Machine

Forbes - Paolo Gallo "I smile whenever I look at [...]

May 7th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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When Character, Flexibility and Laughter Are at the Center of Kindergarten

KQED News Mind/Shift - Elissa Nadworny "When you enter Marissa [...]

May 7th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Character, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Kindergarten, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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