Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

If you work in education in 2020, you are making tough decisions about how to best reach and teach your learners in the midst of a global pandemic. By looking at research into online learning and human development, we can begin to grapple with the advantages and disadvantages of each approach.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 7, 2022

A Boost in Cognitive Development. People used to have a negative impression of bilingualism, as early researchers thought that exposure to more than one language led to “mental confusion” among children and caused them to develop performance gaps as they aged. Alexa Cruz is a writer and editor with a passion for teaching.

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Edsurge

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. Technology can also play a pivotal role by blending gamification and pedagogy to sustain student interest while teaching key skills.

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Edsurge

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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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

For the next few years, I researched as much as I could about this new way of teaching, eventually finding the name for it: playful pedagogy. She has been teaching courses in writing and rhetoric for fifteen years, and she is a happy practitioner of playful pedagogy. Journal of Teaching and Learning. I was hooked. Denmark, 2017.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

should prioritize early childhood education , a key component of that agenda is getting more people trained to offer high-quality care and teaching to young kids. 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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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

For the next few years, I researched as much as I could about this new way of teaching, eventually finding the name for it: playful pedagogy. She has been teaching courses in writing and rhetoric for fifteen years, and she is a happy practitioner of playful pedagogy. Journal of Teaching and Learning. I was hooked. Denmark, 2017.

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Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2019

TechCrunch’s John Biggs wrote , “YouTube is a cesspool of garbage kids content created by what seems to be a sentient, angry AI bent on teaching our kids that collectible toys are the road to happiness.” Studies show that TV can effectively teach children specific skills, assisting in preparing children for formal education.”

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Edsurge

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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Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 9, 2018

Given what we know about teacher retention and/or the cognitive development of young children, this is incredibly dismaying (and not limited to Massachusetts). A culture of teaching and learning often produces great achievement but a culture of achievement rarely results in great teaching and learning.

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2020

In an ordinary year, when schools let out for the summer, many students experience learning loss —also known as “summer slide”—where their knowledge retention and cognitive development slows or recedes. It’s not enough money, Simmons acknowledges, to attract college students who have no interest in teaching or working with children.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

According to state records, since becoming licensed in February 2017, Bolden-Kramer has had four visits from state inspectors to the house where she and her assistants typically teach 12 children. Credit: Wade Tyler Millward / EdSurge Part Teacher, Part Executive Home-based preschool operators straddle the business side and the teaching side.

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Teach Hub

MAY 24, 2024

Social-Emotional Learning Art class extends beyond a student’s cognitive development, it can also impact their social- emotional learning. Academic Achievement Various studies conducted over the years have shown a correlation between art education and academic achievement.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2023

That’s why one group of researchers asked what can be done to close the cognitive development distance that opens between children from high- and low-income families, which they argue is a watershed in equality of opportunity. Study participants were split into groups that received different educational materials.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2024

We teach kids not to do that anymore.” 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. “I

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