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Mission Molecular Literacy: A Framework for Transforming Chemistry Education

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Delaying exposure to chemistry concepts until high school or college exacerbates the problem, as it compresses years of conceptual development into a single academic year, often resulting in cognitive overload and high attrition. Cognitive development: The learning brain. Psychology Press.

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Elementary-level STEM education fosters our future innovators

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Traditionally, the spotlight on STEM education appears to occur in high school and late middle school grade-levels. Elementary school years mark a critical phase in a child’s cognitive development.

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5 educators share insights into teaching and learning

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Yuvraj Verma, a teacher at Chalkville Elementary School in Alabama, notes that investing in STEM education from an early age nurtures the next generation of innovators, problem-solvers, and leaders. Elementary school years mark a critical phase in a child’s cognitive development.

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How Building Bonds in the Classroom Can Motivate Better Teaching

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Researchers say that positive teacher-student relationships tend to start declining after first grade, with the lowest drop in middle school, before evening out in high school. Instructional monitoring: Monitored student progress and adjusted their teaching strategy as needed.

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What to Know About the Rise of Smartwatches Among Kids

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What we do know is that screens of all stripes can have deleterious effects on children, affecting their mental health, cognitive development, social and emotional development and language development. But they tend to be the exception, many education experts and school leaders believe.

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

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In particular, the age and cognitive development of your students has a profound impact on their ability to succeed in different online learning environments. There is a direct relationship between executive function development and the effectiveness of different types of learning activities.

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Teaching Empathy Is Powerful. This Film Made It Possible.

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The report posits the need to focus on social-emotional and academic development when educating children. As students enter high school, it appears the emphasis may shift too much on the side of cognitive development and not enough on the social-emotional side.

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