Want to ‘train your brain’? Forget apps, learn a musical instrument

The Guardian - Mo Costandi "The multimillion dollar brain training [...]

October 24th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain, Brain development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Language, Language Arts, Languages, Learning, Memorization, Memory, Music, Music Training, News, Spatial learning, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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10 Things You Need To Raise A Bilingual Child

The Huffington Post - Chontelle Bonfiglio "Raising bilingual children comes [...]

October 23rd, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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New Study to Offer Insight into the Adolescent Brain

The Huffington Post - Catherine Y. Spong "There is a [...]

October 23rd, 2016|Categories: Accountability, Adolescence, Brain, Brain development, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Childrens’ decision making—Rules of thumb are learned with time

Medical X-Press - Staff Writer "Children as young as nine [...]

October 19th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Strengthen Your Memory: Running, Rigorous Exercise After A Study Session May Help Improve Memory Retention

Medical Daily - Dana Dovey "We all know that running [...]

October 19th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain, Brain development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Exercise, Fitness, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Early marijuana use associated with abnormal brain function, lower IQ

Science Daily - Staff Writer "In a new study, scientists [...]

October 10th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Health, Healthcare, Learning, News, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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9 Things You Didn’t Know About Learning Disabilities And ADHD

The Huffington Post - Amanda Morin "In a recent survey [...]

October 8th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, ADHD, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, School, School Accountability, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Is the internet killing our brains?

The Guardian - Dean Burnett "Throughout history, people have always [...]

October 8th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Computer, Current Events, Education, Internet, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Music training speeds up brain development in children

Medical X-Press - Assal Habibi "Observing a pianist at a [...]

October 4th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Music, Music Training, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How much video gaming is too much for kids?

Medical X-Press - Alan Mozes "Playing video games might improve [...]

September 28th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Game-based Learning, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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