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The importance of agency in successful edtech adoptions

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As educators introduce new technologies in their classrooms, successful adoption and improvements to student outcomes will hinge on thoughtful strategies and intent to embrace change. Advancements in education technology History has taught us that innovation is inevitable. This is called access to agency.

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Graduate Students Want to Solve ‘Wicked Problems.’ Are Universities Delivering?

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Instead, more often than not, graduate education provides depth almost to the systematic exclusion of breadth; developing isolated and disconnected experts rather than those who can meaningfully connect with others and their expertise toward achieving common goals.

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Early Numeracy as a Cornerstone of Long-Term Academic Success

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A study published in Developmental Psychology found that early math skills at kindergarten entry are among the most significant predictors of later academic achievement , even more so than early reading skills. This highlights the necessity of integrating robust numeracy programs into early education frameworks to give students a head start.

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How to Improve Brain Function and Reverse Poverty's Impact on Student Learning

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For years, research has shown that socioeconomic status is associated with differences in school readiness, cognitive development and achievement. These differences include the areas of the brain responsible for working memory, impulse regulation, visuospatial skills, language and cognitive control.

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Why It's Important to Teach Your Students Financial Literacy—and Three Ways to Do It

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Research shows that by the age of 12, students will develop an economic understanding that researchers describe as “essentially adult”. My organization, The MassMutual Foundation , is committed to equipping young people with the financial skills and capacities they need to achieve those outcomes. They are looking for better outcomes.

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The Case for Expanding the Definition of 'Personalization' to Meet the Needs of the Whole Child

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Just like math or literacy, social emotional skills and mindsets build toward more complex skills - like self-direction, curiosity and purpose - as students develop. Such a developmental trajectory is proposed in the Building Blocks for Learning , which I developed for Turnaround for Children.

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Can Video Games Help Early Learners Grow?

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In the gaming industry, the term usually refers to a game played on a console or other device that connects to a TV, a handheld player, a computer or mobile device, and most game developers would say a video game involves rules and mechanisms to achieve goals.