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In the highly competitive world of edtech, educators often find themselves at a loss for which company provides the best tools. Microsoft, Google, and Apple tend to top the list but they aren’t the only options. Amazon actually makes a decent selection of products that bring a lot of potential into the classroom setting. Even […]
USING AMAZON PRODUCTS IN THE CLASSROOM: WHAT DO THEY BRING TO THE TABLE? Read More »
Did you get where you intended to in life? Are you as healthy, wealthy and wise as you want to be? If not, perhaps the problem is a lack of motivation. Some studies suggest that motivation – rather than ability or skill – is the best predictor of educational and professional attainment. But what do we
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Regret gets a bad press. It is a painful emotion experienced upon realizing that a different decision would have led to a better outcome. And it is something that we strive to avoid. In sharp contrast, our recent research on children’s decision making emphasizes that the ability to experience regret is a developmental achievement associated with learning to make
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Most animals, including snails, sleep like you and me. That is, they get into a comfortable position and close their eyes (if they have eyelids!). Like you and me, they also don’t usually move much while they sleep. But how can we know whether an animal is sleeping, or just staying still? There are a
Do animals sleep like people? Do snails sleep in their shells? Read More »
Social responsibility is the idea that our actions affect others and that we should strive to impact individuals and society positively. In today’s increasingly connected world, this sentiment rings truer than ever before. One post on social media can go viral, reach millions, and make a difference in the world—a difference that can be positive or
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Have you ever felt deserving of an apology and been upset when you didn’t get one? Have you ever found it hard to deliver the words, I’m sorry? Such experiences show how much apologies matter. The importance placed on apologies is shared by many cultures. Diverse cultures even share a great deal in common when it
SHOULD PARENTS ASK THEIR CHILDREN TO APOLOGIZE? Read More »
Group work is a mode of learning I’ve struggled with for much of my teaching career. The concept of students working together to learn is valuable for many reasons, but creating a group activity where all students are engaged in the collective work can be challenging. Recently, I tried a group essay writing activity that
HOW GROUP WORK HELPS YOU ACHIEVE REAL GROWTH IN WRITING ABILITY Read More »
In addition to academic topics such as science, math, and language, social skills are one of the most important skill sets learned mostly by osmosis during the school day. Students learn how to interact with peers both within their grade and outside of it, as well as with authority figures in the form of teachers,
TEACHING KIDS TO BE CONFIDENT AND SOCIAL Read More »
Teachers are responsible for creating a safe, stable learning environment for their students through various disciplinary tactics. Suspending students from school is one of the most common forms of discipline, with the U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) reporting that 2.8 million K-12 students received at least one out-of-school suspension (OSS)
SCHOOL SUSPENSION… GOOD OR BAD? Read More »
Nowadays, it’s not uncommon for instructors to include notes regarding laptop and internet use in their course syllabi. Many instructors ban the use of electronics, including laptops, due to the assumption that these machines may be more distracting than helpful during class time. However, students often argue that they can take better notes on their
SHOULD STUDENTS WRITE NOTES OR TYPE NOTES? Read More »
