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Could technology addiction help students in school?

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commissioned a study on children’s technology use. Related content: 5 questions to ask about student screen addiction. From voice assistants, which they are already mastering around the time they learn to speak, to various applications that prompt cognitive development, this generation is under the magnifying glass.

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

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

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In fact, three out of four young adults cannot answer basic financial questions. Research shows that by the age of 12, students will develop an economic understanding that researchers describe as “essentially adult”. Today’s young people face an overwhelming number of complex financial decisions.

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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. So it's not just the TV screen.

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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. 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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It also led to decreased higher ed enrollments, which means fewer students are studying in some college schools and departments of education. The Early Childhood Innovation Center can be a place that helps professionals be ready to provide that nurturing atmosphere for social, emotional and cognitive development of our little people.”

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Journeying Back to Joy in the Classroom

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The question that often eludes us is: How? Lining students up in two rows facing each other, I gave them four minutes to discuss their research question with a peer (two minutes each), inviting questions and insights. The Process of Play in Learning in Higher Education: A Phenomenological Study.” 15 (May 2021): 57-73.

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