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#4: 5 ways teachers can improve student learning based on current brain research

December 26, 2017 by By Martha Burns, Ph.D.

Educators can positively influence students’ learning by understanding how the brain is shaped by their early experiences—and how it can be rewired and reorganized to work more quickly…

Stunning: Research shows intense spike in children’s media use

November 6, 2017 by Laura Ascione

New research has unearthed a dramatic increase in the number of young children who have their own tablet device--42 percent compared to 1 percent in 2011. The research…

Text, tweet, email, call—what do parents want in school communications?

October 5, 2017October 5, 2017 by Meris Stansbury

When it comes to school communications, parents today want more information from their children’s teachers and schools, but they also want that information to be timely, targeted, and…

3 critical things to know about boosting student engagement

September 15, 2017 by Laura Ascione

Engaging high school students in learning and breaking away from the typical boredom that seems to plague so many students is a challenge--one that could be addressed differently…

Believe the hype! How video games are changing education

August 23, 2017 by Tamara Sneyd

To draw a parallel between video gaming and education may cause the more traditional educators to balk at the thought, but recent developments in the field of video…

4 ways teachers can supersize Hattie effects

July 24, 2017 by Hilary Scharton

In 2015, researcher John Hattie updated his seminal research Visible Learning. Hailed as “teaching’s Holy Grail,”1 Hattie synthesized 15 years of research on more than 800 meta-analysis about…

Virtual island destination aims to prevent the summer math slide

May 25, 2017 by Mike Cohen and Karen Cator

The summer slide, a loss of academic progress during the summer break between school years, has been confirmed in many research studies since an early publication by White…

Results of the 2016 National Digital Curriculum Strategy Survey

January 2, 2017 by eSchool Media Contributors

The Learning Counsel released the results of its third annual Survey of school and district digital curriculum strategy and transformation, sponsored by Ruckus Wireless. A total of 708…

5 ways to prepare and teach online classes

Online tutoring is becoming more accepted for people every day. With the coronavirus pandemic still affecting the world, there’s never been a better time to work remotely.

How is technology impacting literacy?

We live in a world where learning and technology are intrinsically linked, especially in the minds of our youth. But do today’s students process information differently because it comes on a digital device? Is there a correlation between technology use and plummeting literacy rates? And is the way our young people consume information negatively impacting their growth as learners?

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#4: 5 ways teachers can improve student learning based on current brain research

Stunning: Research shows intense spike in children’s media use

Text, tweet, email, call—what do parents want in school communications?

3 critical things to know about boosting student engagement

Believe the hype! How video games are changing education

4 ways teachers can supersize Hattie effects

Virtual island destination aims to prevent the summer math slide

Results of the 2016 National Digital Curriculum Strategy Survey

Defeat the Digital Divide Helps Bring Reliable Internet Connections to Schools Nationwide

3M Names America’s Top Young Scientist of 2021:14-Year-Old Sarah Park, for Music Therapy Treatment to Improve Mental Health

Flinn Scientific Launches New Contest for STEM Educators in Celebration of Mole Day

Digital Magazines Now Available to K-12 Schools Worldwide in Sora Reading App

iTutor’s Virtual Quarantine Classroom Offers Educational Lifeline for COVID-Affected South Carolina and New York Students

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