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

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Indeed, interdisciplinary training exposes students to many diverse perspectives, which previous studies suggest may lead to more innovative solutions and more powerful cognitive development. We do not know what future challenges face us, but we do know that one day they will arrive.

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To Be Ready for Kindergarten, Teachers and Researchers Say Social-Emotional Skills Are Key

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That job has become more difficult in recent years, according to numerous surveys , research studies and EdSurge interviews, as the last few classes of kindergarteners have shown up lacking some of the basic skills and competencies that educators and school leaders had previously come to expect.

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Elevating Math Education Through Problem-Based Learning

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Everest Knowledge Through Experience The influence of constructivist theories has been instrumental in shaping PBL, from Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, which argues that knowledge is constructed through experiences and interactions , to Leslie P. According to video documentation in the study, U.S.

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Can Video Games Help Early Learners Grow?

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“They're not going to be able to even use the controller with great effect,” says Heather Kirkorian, an associate professor of human development and family studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who studies the impact of screen media on infants and young children.

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Big Tech Needs to Treat Our Children Better

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Technology is, in fact, already touching nearly every part of our public education system, from assessments to communication to professional learning. In 1997, the Federal Communication Commission enacted stricter regulations that required a minimum of 3 hours of programming per week to educate and inform children.

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Parents Don't Need to Be Coding Experts, Just Willing to Learn With Their Children

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We also know from existing family literacy research that shared reading interventions and home reading programs can enhance children’s linguistic and cognitive development. In many ways, coding is now considered akin to language and as a playful and powerful way for children to think, communicate and express creative ideas.

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Journeying Back to Joy in the Classroom

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The value of play in the learning process and in the classroom has been well-studied and documented in early childhood education, but for a variety of reasons, once students reach higher grades, we see less and less playfulness. Trista Nilsson is a senior lecturer in the English and Communication Department at Nazareth University.

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