Between the ears: In the brain, Chinese and English are more similar than they look on paper

The Seattle Times - John Higgins "We’re not born with [...]

December 6th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Chinese, Current Events, Education, English, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Spanish, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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First language wires brain for later language-learning

The McGill Reporter - McGill Reporter Staff "You may believe [...]

December 6th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain, 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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Practice makes perfect: why mock exams are great for students’ brains

The Guardian - Bradley Busch "Many things happen in the [...]

December 6th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain, Brain development, Britain, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Don’t forget, the science of memory is key to helping students learn

The Guardian - Catharine Young "Since the dawn of time, [...]

December 1st, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, 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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‘Not a Math Person’: How to Remove Obstacles to Learning Math

KQED News Mind/Shift - Katrina Schwartz "Stanford math education professor [...]

November 30th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain, 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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Using Creativity to Boost Young Children’s Mathematical Thinking

KQED News Mind/Shift - Deborah Farmer Kris "The students in [...]

November 28th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Food Smells Activate Impulse Area of Brain in Obese Kids

PsychCentral - Rick Nauert PhD "New imaging research finds the [...]

November 27th, 2015|Categories: Behavior, Brain, Child Development, Childhood Obesity, Children, Food, Health, Obesity|Tags: Education, School|

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The importance of roughhousing for kids

Philly.com - Sarah Levin Allen, Ph.D., CBIS "No touching. Keep [...]

November 27th, 2015|Categories: Brain, Brain development, Child Development, Children, Physical Activity, Playing|Tags: Education, School|

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Speaking More Than One Language Helps Stroke Recovery

The Huffington Post - Christopher Wanjek "There are ways to [...]

November 26th, 2015|Categories: Bilingual, Brain, Language, Second Language|Tags: Education, School|

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Janis Meredith: Playing sports has many positive effects

Record Searchlight - Janis Meredith "As if there weren’t already [...]

November 25th, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Brain, Child Development, Childhood Obesity, Children, Health, Recess, Sports|Tags: Education, School|

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