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An Astronaut’s Guide to Culturally Responsive Teaching (and What Space Is Really Like)

In 1995, NASA astronaut Dr. Bernard Harris became the first African American to perform a spacewalk and now he aims to get diverse students interested in STEM and space exploration

October 22nd, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, African American, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, Science, Science & Technology, STEM, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Teaching Close Reading to Elementary Students

How to teach elementary school children to practice close reading

October 22nd, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Elementary School, Learning, Literacy, News, Reading, School, Students, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Teachers are using Legos to get kids into STEM

Can LEGOs help kids get into STEM? Building robots from the plastic bricks also builds confidence.

October 22nd, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, STEM, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Nine Ways Technology Can Boost STEM Learning

October 21st, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, STEM, Students, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

5 real examples of coding and robotics in the classroom

It isn’t as hard as you might think to bring coding and robotics into the classroom

October 21st, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Classroom, Coding, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Robotics, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Girls’ math scores suffer when they grow up in families biased towards sons

Does bias at home affect how girls perform in math class?

October 21st, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Girls, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

How Tech Tools Can Reduce Anxiety And Strengthen Relationships With Students

Can tech tools help students reduce their anxiety?

October 21st, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, Students, Teacher, Teaching, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Personalized Texts Are Cheap, Useful Nudges

Studies show schools using quick text messages can improve parent engagement, students attendance and achievement.

October 21st, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Absenteeism, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Attendance, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, School, Student Engagement, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Report: Authentic learning could improve elementary math instruction

Learning math in elementary school requires students to internalize concepts and should build on their natural curiosity

October 20th, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Elementary School, K-3, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, Students, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Your baby is a genius

Every baby is a genius? A pioneer in early childhood and infant learning, Roberta Golinkoff believes so and she wants children to play more

October 20th, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Language, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|