Working play into early childhood education boosts students’ learning experience

Phys ORG - Jim Carlson "Incorporating play into early childhood [...]

August 25th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Learning, News, Playing, Preschool, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Childhood head injury linked to higher risk of poor adult mental health and life chances

Science Daily - Staff Writer "Childhood brain injuries, including concussions, [...]

August 24th, 2016|Categories: Brain, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Health, Healthcare, Mental Health, News, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Babies’ spatial reasoning predicts later math skills

Medical X-Press - Carol Clark "Spatial reasoning measured in infancy [...]

August 17th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Parenting, Parents, Spatial learning, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Can testing save arts education?

The Hechinger Report - Sarah Butrymowicz "It sounded like an [...]

August 10th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Arts, Arts Integration, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why being bilingual works wonders for your brain

The Guardian - Gaia Vince "In a cafe in south [...]

August 7th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Foreign Language, Great Britain (UK), Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Can’t Buy Me Love (Of Reading)

NPR - Cory Turner "You sneak them into backpacks and [...]

August 4th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Reading Difficulties, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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This Popular Math Class Is At The Heart Of The STEM Gender Gap, Study Suggests

The Huffington Post - Dominique Mosbergen "The gender gap in [...]

August 3rd, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Gender, Girls, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How Integrating Physical Art Into Digital Creations Expands Creativity

KQED News Mind/Shift - Katrina Schwartz "Students in Cathy Hunt’s [...]

August 2nd, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Arts, Arts Integration, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Creativity, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Sleep Well, Learn Well

News Herald - Juliann Talkington "Early to bed, early to [...]

August 1st, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Adolescence, Behavior, Brain development, Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development, Education, Health, Insomnia, Juliann Talkington, K-12, Learning, Memory, Mental Health, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Performance, School, screen time, Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Students, Talkington, Television, Time Management|Tags: Education, School|

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Think counting on your fingers is dumb? Think again.

The Washington Post - Nancy Szokan "Adults tend to want [...]

July 30th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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