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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…

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

Riverside Insights Launches New CogAT® Interactive Dashboard to Champion Educational Equity

February 24, 2021 by eSchool News Staff

Riverside Insights®, a leading developer of research-based assessments, has launched a new dashboard reporting tool designed to make it easier ... Read more

Why optimize the education journey for student success?

April 14, 2021November 12, 2020 by Jeff Festa

Schools that digitally engage their students thrive. Cognitive communications provide personalized learning, delivers secure, reliable communication and collaboration, provides campus ... Read more

15 skills students need for success — and how to teach them

November 13, 2020July 28, 2020 by Katrina Salazar

Some skills aren’t easily taught, but they’re essential as students leave school and enter the global workforce

21st century skills. Social and emotional learning skills. “Soft” skills. Whatever you choose to call them, there is a set of skills that are essential for success in…

How should we define SEL in schools?

May 6, 2019March 18, 2019 by Dr. Henry G. Brzycki & Elaine J. Brzycki

We are often asked for the definition of social-emotional learning (SEL). One common and useful SEL definition is the process of learning to integrate thinking, feeling, and behaving…

Beware of ransomware: Here’s how to protect your district

July 13, 2018July 12, 2018 by Sam Curry

A new, disturbing pattern has cropped back up that is reminiscent of some nasty behavior from the early days of Internet nefarious exploits: targeting schools and students and…

3 ways districts can use AR and AI

May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 by Justin Aglio

Artificial intelligence (AI), mixed reality, and cognitive science research sound like science fiction for today’s classrooms, but this technology is available today. Innovation and technology are as integral…

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…

5 questions we should be asking about student screen addiction

February 21, 2018January 5, 2018 by Michael Mercier

Numerous voices have emerged in the last two years to warn us about the effects of digital screen addiction on ... Read more

How positive psychology reduces stress and boosts reading comprehension

Riverside Insights Launches New CogAT® Interactive Dashboard to Champion Educational Equity

Beware of ransomware: Here’s how to protect your district

3 ways districts can use AR and AI

The changing role of literacy today, part 2

5 questions we should be asking about student screen addiction

Flinn Scientific Updates Science2Go to Further Engage High School Students in Science Exploration

EarlyBird Education Introduces Game-Based Screener

CITGO and Discovery Education Announce 2021 Fueling Education Challenge Winners

Early Education Grant Provides STEAM Learning for Jewish Day Schools

Students Learn with Fewer Interruptions Thanks to New Library Check-Out Charging Solutions

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