Neither mode approximated real life conditions. The students were instructed to write in cursive without lifting the stylus from the screen. And they were only allowed to type with their right index finger. The critics also questioned whether elevated brain...
Gamified learning activities can get students engaged really quickly, but these strategies don’t breed the long-lasting motivation for learning that most teachers look for, said Higgin. Because gamification is extrinsically motivated, students can tire quickly because the rewards become less...
The mentor’s mindset shatters the idea that influential adults must be either tough guys or a soft touch. “Neither approach is good,” Yeager told me. What adolescents need are corrections with encouragement. “Keep high standards and give more support,” he...
Media with boy characters that experience and express emotions can be hard to find, but they do exist, according to Whippman. She recommended Gordon Korman’s The Fort, which is all about male friendship, and R.J. Palacio’s Wonder, a favorite of...
Fuchs’ view challenges hundreds of studies that have consistently found that inclusive educational settings have substantial benefits for the cognitive and social development of children with disabilities. That research has been instrumental in persuading lawmakers to increase funding to help...
Demographers say it will finally arrive nationwide in the fall of this year. That’s when recruiting offices will begin to confront the long-anticipated drop-off in the number of applicants from among the next class of high school seniors. But the...
Then, in December, Stanford researchers with the National Student Support Accelerator released an academic paper with more details about the heralded boost to attendance in Washington. Lee and her research team analyzed tutoring schedules for more than 4,000 of the...
by TeachThought Staff What are the types of assessment for learning? And more importantly, when should you use which? If curriculum is the what of teaching and learning models are the how, assessment is the puzzled ‘Hmmmm’–as in, I assumed...
Finding your reading niche can take time and a lot of trial and error, and growing a love for reading can’t be forced. “It can be hard for anybody of any age, but definitely for young people to find that...
contributed by Dr. Zak Cohen In 2009, President Obama spoke to a group of students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. As someone who had readily and unabashedly admitted to his mistakes as a youth and how these missteps...
