Don’t panic! Here’s how to make screens a positive in family life

The Guardian - Anya Kamenetz "Seymour Papert, a pioneer in [...]

February 12th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Screen Media, screen time, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Can you solve it? The joy of grids

The Guardian - Alex Bellos "Today’s puzzles are set by [...]

February 12th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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I’m future-proofing my child with Chinese lessons – we should all be doing the same

The Age - Nicole Webb "Research will tell you, learning [...]

February 11th, 2018|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Career, Career Pathways, Childhood Education, Children, China, Chinese, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, Mandarin, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Why Aspiring Entrepreneurs Should Put Their Education First

Forbes - William Arruda "There is a growing misconception that [...]

February 11th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Entrepreneurship, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Famous African American Inventors

Scholastic - Staff Writer "Meet 14 inventors who changed history [...]

February 11th, 2018|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, African American, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, History, Learning, News, School, Science, Scientific, Scientist, Students, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Fun & Engaging STEM activities for Kids

Education World - Jude McLean "With an estimated 75% of [...]

February 11th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, STEM, Students, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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With new focus on curriculum, Gates Foundation wades into tricky territory

Chalk Beat - Matt Barnum "The Bill and Melinda Gates [...]

February 11th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Building a future in science with construction-based toys

Science Daily - Staff Writer "Childhood play experiences strongly shape [...]

February 10th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Engineering, Learning, News, School, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Non-Math Essentials for Learning Math

Edutopia - Margie Pearse "As a math consultant, I’m in [...]

February 10th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, School, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Need to Go on a ‘Tech Diet’? Current Ways to Fight Your Device Addiction

Ed Surge - Tina Nazerian "Screen time has been occupying [...]

February 10th, 2018|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, School, School Accountability, Teacher, Teaching, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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