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New ‘transformational’ code to protect children’s privacy online

In the United Kingdom, social media sites, online games and streaming services used by children will have to abide by a new privacy code set by a data watchdog.

January 22nd, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Internet, Learning, News, Online, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Social Media, Teacher, United Kingdom, United States (U.S.)|

How knowing a second language could protect your mind

Research shows numerous benefits to speaking multiple languages, both professionally and personally.

There’s more than one good way to teach kids how to read

Two literacy scholars share their concerns about growing pressure on educators to emphasize phonics to teach reading. In their view, critiques of other methods often rest on a false premise.

January 21st, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

‘It happens to real people’: how to help children grasp the horror of the Holocaust

History is filled with horrors like the Holocaust. How can we help children to understand and help them to prevent future human rights abuses?

January 21st, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, History, Learning, News, Parent talk, Parental Involvement, Parenting, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

5 Best Mutual Fund For Planning Child’s Education

The best mutual funds for parents who are planning for their children's education

January 21st, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Financial Aid, Financial Education, Financial Literacy, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

FETC 2020: How Flexible Classrooms Can Support Learning for All

Input from special educators about academic space design can foster greater inclusion for students.

January 21st, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Classroom, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

The Top 5 Tech Trends That Will Disrupt Education In 2020 – The EdTech Innovations Everyone Should Watch

There are many EdTech innovations everyone should watch. EdTech is big business that's made possible by several essential technologies, and these technologies are set to disrupt education. Learn the key technologies that underpin the EdTech revolution and trends that will disrupt education in 2020.

January 20th, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, Students, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Rigorous Bilingual Training, Seen With a Tinge of Regret

Observing how Chinese 2- and 3-year-olds in Shanghai learn the English language, as well as Mandarin, impresses a New York Times writer

January 20th, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, biliteracy, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Chinese, Chinese students, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

MLK’s “I Have A Dream” Speech And Rejecting Colorblindness for Today’s Children

The “I Have a Dream” speech proscribes a powerful hope for righting injustices facing children today: creating a world where people are not color blind, but color kind. What does this mean for children 60 years later?

January 20th, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, African American, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Civic Engagement, Civics, Civil Rights, Current Events, Education, History, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

The learning effect of air quality in classrooms

How a clean learning environment affects a student's ability to learn

January 20th, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Classroom, Current Events, Education, environment, Learning, News, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|