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When the world feels dangerous, harnessing learning can provide some measure of clarity and perspective.
May 6, 2020
WeAreTeachers. Our Favorite Multiplication and Division Videos on Youtube. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
These are just some of our favorite videos for teaching multiplication and division—you can also check out our multiplication and division videos playlist here (and
April 28, 2020
Willis, A. (20202, March 15). Scholastic releases free daily courses for kids stuck home amid coronavirus school closures. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
The public educational company Scholastic came up with a way to keep kids busy and learning while school closures keep them home during coronavirus pandemic.
April 7, 2020
Sarfo-Mensah, K. (2020, March 28). 3 Fun Activities for Strengthening Numeracy Skills. Retreived March 27, 2020.
These activities give middle and high school students a chance to play with numbers—and learn at the same time.
April 7, 2020
Laxton, C. P. (2020, March 10). Kids make connection with chemistry. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
Eighth-graders in the National Junior Honor Society at Florida’s Lecanto Middle School volunteered their time to hold a chemistry class for kindergartners. The middle-schoolers performed
April 5, 2020
Klein, A. (2020, February 25). There are smart ways to use time to aid learning, research shows. Why Do So Many Schools Ignore Them? Retrieved March 9, 2020.
Schools that prioritize emotional and social development and other soft skills over test scores enable students to perform better in school and later in life,
April 5, 2020
Petronzio, M. (2012, August 13). Only 2% if People Can Multitask Successfully. Retreived March 9, 2020.
Despite the numerous gadgets and apps that help us get through our days, research suggests that only 2% of people can multitask effectively. As for
April 5, 2020
Platt, R. (2020, February 11). How We Get Kids to Read Hard Nonfiction. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
Students should learn to read nonfiction well, according to school principal and teacher Rita Platt. In this blog post, Platt describes how her school’s teachers
April 3, 2020
Otero, A. (2020, January 24). 4 Activites to Boost Target Language Vocabulary Acquisition. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
To give his students repeated exposure to relevant vocabulary terms, the author relies on a tried-and-true tool: index cards.
April 3, 2020
TED. (2010, October). Patricia Kuhl: The Linguistic Genius of Babies. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
Patricia Kuhl shares astonishing findings about how babies learn one language over another — by listening to the humans around them and “taking statistics” on
February 5, 2020
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