Education Week

Is the ‘Science of Reading’ Becoming Too Much of a Good Thing?

Across the country, teachers are navigating the impact of the “science of reading” laws, which mandate using curricula and methods deemed consistent with scientific findings about reading and ...
Scientific American

Hitting the Curiosity Sweet Spot Speeds Up Learning

The world is full of things to learn. Where to start? How to choose what to pay attention to? What motivates someone to seek new knowledge? The desire to learn is partly a preference for novelty: we ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...
Education Week

The Top 5 Myths Elementary Teachers Believe About the Science of Learning

Around the world, many teachers still believe longstanding—but long-debunked—myths about learning and cognition. A study published this month in the journal Trends in Neuroscience and Education finds ...
University of Delaware

Interdisciplinary Science Learning Laboratories

The Harker Interdisciplinary Science Learning Laboratories provide an innovative, interactive learning environment for our students. Since its inception in 2013, we have been using student-centered ...
Opinion

Generative AI can play a role uplifting family and community in early childhood education

Use of generative artificial intelligence technology is already widespread in K-12 schools and higher education. Now, AI technologies such as conversational agents and tablet-based assessments are ...