Screen time can be harmful for brain development: U of A study

The Global News - Eric Westhaver and Su-Ling Goh "EDMONTON [...]

January 11th, 2016|Categories: Canada, Child Development, Children, Current Events, Education, Health, News, Parenting, Parents, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Content more important than screen time for kids’ development: experts

The CTV News - Sheryl Ubelacker "They're among the questions [...]

December 4th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Canada, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Cyberbullying must be part of B.C. curriculum, teacher development: watchdogs

The Toronto Star - Laura Kane "British Columbia’s privacy and [...]

November 14th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bullying, Canada, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Cyberbullying, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Jamie Oliver wants Justin Trudeau to focus on child nutrition

The Toronto Star - Lois Abraham "Jamie Oliver is calling [...]

October 31st, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Canada, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Diet, Education, Health, Learning, News, Nutrition, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Opinion: Math skills suffer from failed learning fads

The Vancouver Sun - Tara Houle "When my kids were [...]

September 12th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Canada, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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‘Flipped classroom’ model lets students leave their homework at school

The Toronto Star - Tara Deschamps "When some students head [...]

September 5th, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Canada, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Classroom, Current Events, Education, Flipped Learning, Homework, Learning, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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11 ways to make back to school easy for parents

The Toronto Star - Astrid Van Den Broek "You slog [...]

September 1st, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Back-to-School, Canada, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Severe poverty affects children’s brain development, study finds

The Toronto Star - Guy Boulton "A six-year study by [...]

August 31st, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain, Brain development, Canada, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Low Income, Low Performing, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Poverty, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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National Study Proves the Digital Age Hasn’t Diminished Importance of Paper

Education World - Nicole Gorman "The Paper and Packaging Board [...]

August 4th, 2015|Categories: Accountability, California, Canada, Career & Technical Training, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Delaware, Dem. Rep. of Congo, Digital Learning, Digital Literacy, Economics, Education, Law, Learning, Taxes, Teacher, United States, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Jumpstart Your Kids’ STEM Education This Summer

The Huffington Post - Julie Hansen "Twenty years ago, none [...]

July 19th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Canada, Career, Career & Technical Training, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, STEM, summer, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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