Students more engaged and attentive following outdoor lesson in nature

Medical X-Press - Staff Writer "A study recently published in [...]

January 12th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, attention span, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Nature, News, Outdoors, School, Students, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Quick Classroom Exercises to Combat Stress

Edutopia - Dr. Lori Desautels "The trauma and adversity that [...]

October 24th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, attention span, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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While adults focus their attention, children see everything: study

Medical X-Press - Jeff Grabmeier "Although adults can beat children [...]

April 10th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, attention span, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Language learning aids attention, study says

Know Ridge Staff Writer "Mental agility can be boosted by [...]

January 25th, 2017|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, attention span, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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New Duke study: Early attention skills most consistent predictor of academic success

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Maureen Downey "A new Duke University [...]

July 7th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, attention span, Graduation, School, Skills, Students|Tags: Education, School|

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The government says kids need an hour of movement a day. Actually, they need a lot more.

The Washington Post - Valerie Strauss/Angela Hanscom "Movement equals health [...]

June 8th, 2016|Categories: ADHD, attention span, Brain, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Obesity, Children, Classroom, Exercise, Free play, Health, Learning, Movement, Outdoors, Physical Activity, Playing|Tags: Education, School|

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Infants Learn to Pay Attention (or Not) From Watching Mom and Dad

Smithsonian.com - Brian Handwerk "Your infant child is watching what [...]

April 28th, 2016|Categories: attention span, Brain, Brain development, Caregiver, Child Development, Children, Language, Parenting, Parents, Problem-solving|Tags: Education, School|

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Short-term language learning aids mental agility, study suggests

Medical Xpress - Staff Writer "Mental agility can be boosted [...]

April 27th, 2016|Categories: attention span, Brain, Foreign Language, Language, Second Language|Tags: Education, School|

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The educational value of recess

The Notebook - Fabiola Cineas "According to a 2013 policy [...]

April 8th, 2016|Categories: attention span, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Classroom, Education, Free play, Playing, Recess, School|Tags: Education, School|

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Bilinguals more likely to spot the difference? New research shows that speaking a second language may improve visual attention

Cambridge Extra - Katie "A new study indicates that people [...]

February 25th, 2016|Categories: attention span, Bilingual, Brain, Cognitive Development, Memory, Multilingual, Second Language|Tags: Education, School|

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