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Strategies for Bringing ‘Desirable Difficulty’ Into Learning

We should therefore ensure that these things are used for all learners, and they can be used straight away and

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School Vendors Get Paid No Matter the Outcome. Some Schools Are Changing the Contracts.

The first hurdle was whether tutoring companies would be willing to offer services without knowing exactly how much they would

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Want to Incorporate More Play in Learning? Try the Play Workshop Structure

For example, if a teacher is focused on guiding students through creating a story using a sequence of events, they

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Changing Teaching Habits is Hard. Here’s How You Can Start.

Step 2: After reflecting on the task at hand in your own voice, imagine yourself on the other side of

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How Do You Counter Misinformation? Critical Thinking Is Step One

In a new study, “Toward an Understanding of the Economics of Misinformation: Evidence from a Demand Side Field Experiment on

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Indiana Lawmakers Ban Cellphones in Class. Now It’s Up to Schools to Figure Out How

“The cellphones have to be removed from their persons, and they have to be stored somewhere away from that individual,”

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6 Ways Educators Can Bolster Boys’ Social Skills

Ioakim Boutakidis, professor of child and adolescent studies at California State University, Fullerton, notes that the self-regulatory components of the

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10 Hacks to Boost Teen’s Executive Function Skills and Manage Screen Time

Teens’ focus is interrupted, on average, every 90 seconds. Something as simple as an audible notification can draw focus away

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How a Second-Grade Teacher is Using the Solar Eclipse to Inspire Her Students

It’s an experience she expects them to remember for the rest of their lives. “This is a story you’re gonna

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What Do Truly Accessible and Inclusive Playgrounds Look Like?

To make playgrounds accessible and inclusive for children and adults with visual impairments, Unlimited Play has used high contrasting colors