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How positive psychology reduces stress and boosts reading comprehension

May 5, 2021 by Carrie Drake, M.A., Curriculum and Training Specialist, Reading Horizons

Cultivating a happy emotional state through positive psychology not only puts a smile on students’ faces—it actually helps them learn better and boost reading comprehension.

While stress disrupts the brain's learning processes, a positive mood has the opposite effect. Cultivating a positive emotional state helps to reduce the harmful effects of stress and…

4 positive psychology tactics to help your brain manage stress

April 22, 2021 by Carrie Drake, M.A., Staff Member, Reading Horizons

If you’re feeling overwhelmed and isolated, you can help yourself think more clearly by reframing how you think about mental stress

If you're feeling overwhelmed today, you're not alone. Teachers across America are struggling with unprecedented levels of mental stress.

High Prevalence of Mental Health Risk Amid COVID Pandemic Taking a Serious Toll on U.S. Students’ Cognition

March 5, 2021 by eSchool News Staff

Neuroscientific research conducted by Total Brain and the Center for Adolescent Research and Education shows students’ focus, planning, memory and ... Read more

10 team-building activities for distance learning

October 26, 2020April 28, 2020 by Jill Badalamenti

These fun team-building activities can help teacher teams, or classes, bond and maintain social relationships while schools are closed

As a teacher, team building is something that comes naturally. We do it to break the ice at the beginning of the year, to build a community in our…

4 ways educators can combat rural brain drain

January 23, 2020January 17, 2020 by Maureen Pollitz

These students are working in a lab with circuits and robotics to avoid rural brain drain.

More than 30 years ago, the Department of Justice researched and concluded that stronger families and communities create successful school environments. Fast forward to the present day, the…

Why I use student-driven ideas in my curriculum

May 23, 2019May 20, 2019 by Dianne Pappafotopoulos

You might think that teaching a high school programming course in which students are asked to code simple games and interactive websites would be motivating and exciting, but…

5 things to avoid saying to students suffering from anxiety

March 19, 2019March 14, 2019 by Christine Ravesi-Weinstein M.Ed.

a graphical representation of a student suffering from anxiety

Currently, schools are being inundated with cases of anxiety in young adults. Although the dramatic increase in attention being paid to the illness has been beneficial to those…

The changing role of literacy today, part 2

March 14, 2018March 8, 2018 by Ed DeLeon

We know we must teach children to read proficiently, yet the age-old challenge of getting a child to read on grade level still persists. Fortunately, science and technology…

Can I give you some feedback? And other ways to not offer ideas

March 2, 2018February 19, 2018 by Jennifer Abrams

Have you ever heard the question, “Can I give you some feedback?” Did you want to say “No” immediately? Did your fight-or-flight reflex go into hyper mode? If…

A student’s perspective on the promise of technology

March 1, 2018February 12, 2018 by Claire Hansen, marketing intern, SXSW EDU

To be a young adult in 2018 means to have gone through school during a very revolutionary time, technologically speaking. Throughout the 2000s, classrooms in America saw everything…

How positive psychology reduces stress and boosts reading comprehension

4 positive psychology tactics to help your brain manage stress

10 team-building activities for distance learning

4 ways educators can combat rural brain drain

5 things to avoid saying to students suffering from anxiety

The changing role of literacy today, part 2

Can I give you some feedback? And other ways to not offer ideas

A student’s perspective on the promise of technology

First Lady Jill Biden Welcomes Students Across America to the Nation’s Capital in Discovery Education’s City of U.S. Virtual Field Trip to Washington, D.C.

New Investigations Now Available for Middle School Science Teachers to Help Engage Students in Three-Dimensional Learning

Lexia Learning Wins Gold Stevie Award in 2021 American Business Awards

Blackbird Announces First Ever Educational Version of JavaScript

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