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How Building Bonds in the Classroom Can Motivate Better Teaching

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JANUARY 25, 2023

A University of Missouri study found that students who feel their teachers care about them also report receiving better instruction. The results showed that yes, students across grade levels rated caring teachers highly in the areas of cognitive engagement, problem-solving, and instructional monitoring. As it turns out, yes.

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It’s Time to Ditch the Idea of Edtech Disruption. But What Comes Next?

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APRIL 12, 2024

In response to research claims that Logo, a programming language for children, didn’t work for learning, Papert wrote: This [technocentric] tendency shows up in questions like “what is the effect of the computer on cognitive development?” or “does LOGO work?” This doesn’t mean this kind of research should stop.

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

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

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

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

Indeed, interdisciplinary training exposes students to many diverse perspectives, which previous studies suggest may lead to more innovative solutions and more powerful cognitive development.

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

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APRIL 16, 2018

Research shows that by the age of 12, students will develop an economic understanding that researchers describe as “essentially adult”. In 2015, we launched the FutureSmart Digital program—a gamified, web-based financial education course, in partnership with education technology company EVERFI.

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Elevating Math Education Through Problem-Based Learning

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

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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Asynchronous Learning or Live Lessons? Which One Works Better for Me?

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

Research studies don’t provide strong evidence that synchronous learning universally leads to better student engagement and learning outcomes than asynchronous learning or vice versa. Each approach is best suited to different contexts.

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Early Numeracy as a Cornerstone of Long-Term Academic Success

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MARCH 3, 2025

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. These include number recognition, counting, basic operations (addition and subtraction), spatial awareness and patterns.

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

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Source: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Academic development is represented by the content areas required on the path toward a high school diploma (e.g., math, literacy, science, social studies, foreign language, art). Cognitive development includes skills like those involved in memory and processing information.

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Big Tech Needs to Treat Our Children Better

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MARCH 3, 2019

I invest in education technology, but decades before I knew what a venture capitalist was, I was a history teacher in a small town in America’s heartland where I started my school’s first “Internet club.” But 2018 marked an inflection point for education technology that most investors and developers did not see coming.

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Can Video Games Help Early Learners Grow?

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NOVEMBER 2, 2022

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

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

We also know from existing family literacy research that shared reading interventions and home reading programs can enhance children’s linguistic and cognitive development. Madhu Govind is a doctoral student in the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development at Tufts University.

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Why Are Colleges Hesitant to Train More Early Childhood Educators?

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FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The health crisis exacerbated the high rate of turnover that already plagued the early childhood education industry. It also led to decreased higher ed enrollments, which means fewer students are studying in some college schools and departments of education.

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Can Chinese Edtech Regulations Stifle a Culture of Striving?

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AUGUST 4, 2021

On one hand, I really want to respect cognitive development, and on the other hand, I also dream to be a proud mom,” Hu says. “I The Rise of Private Tutoring In China, millions of families participate in “ shadow education ,” or private tutoring that supplements the teaching students receive in schools.

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Rethinking Recess Leads to Results On and Off the Playground

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Research from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine shows that physical activity can have academic benefits, stimulating kids’ cognitive development and improving their learning outcomes.

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To Combat the ‘COVID Slide,’ Tutoring Program Pairs Elementary Schoolers with College Students

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JULY 31, 2020

former Tennessee governor Bill Haslam and his wife, Crissy, were worrying about students like Savannah and Mia, whose educations were disrupted by COVID-19, and wondering if there was anything they could do about it. About 230 miles east of Hampshire, in Knoxville, Tenn.,

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Running a Home-Based Preschool Is Tough, and Support Is Meager

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Scant or inconsistent requirements to become a home-based childhood educator exist state by state. The data that does exist show an overwhelmingly female, racially diverse and poorly compensated workforce. Teacher Sam Morrison helps Sophia, a girl enrolled at Whitesides’ home-based preschool in Nevada, read from a book she colored.

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Young Kids in Low-Income Families Get Less Exposure to Math. Can the Right Apps Help?

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AUGUST 30, 2023

For early learners, exposure to math concepts can be at the mercy of their family’s economic status or related factors like whether their parents are college-educated. Study participants were split into groups that received different educational materials. Wheat and Chaff The study required identifying effective apps.

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What the Boom in Kids’ Smartwatches Reveals About Modern Parenting

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

T-Mobile, which makes the SyncUp watch, conducted a consumer insights study and found that 92 percent of parents of children ages 4 through 12 felt it was important to “always know where their child was,” says Clint Patterson, senior vice president of product marketing at T-Mobile. Photo courtesy of T-Mobile.

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How Building Bonds in the Classroom Can Motivate Better Teaching

It’s Time to Ditch the Idea of Edtech Disruption. But What Comes Next?

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

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

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

Elevating Math Education Through Problem-Based Learning

Asynchronous Learning or Live Lessons? Which One Works Better for Me?

Early Numeracy as a Cornerstone of Long-Term Academic Success

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

Big Tech Needs to Treat Our Children Better

Can Video Games Help Early Learners Grow?

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

Why Are Colleges Hesitant to Train More Early Childhood Educators?

Can Chinese Edtech Regulations Stifle a Culture of Striving?

Rethinking Recess Leads to Results On and Off the Playground

To Combat the ‘COVID Slide,’ Tutoring Program Pairs Elementary Schoolers with College Students

Running a Home-Based Preschool Is Tough, and Support Is Meager

Young Kids in Low-Income Families Get Less Exposure to Math. Can the Right Apps Help?

What the Boom in Kids’ Smartwatches Reveals About Modern Parenting

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