What is developmentally appropriate when it comes to learning? Cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham wrote about the subject recently on his Science and Education blog, and here is a version of that ...
Given that the youngest schoolchildren are part of the touch-screen generation, the question of whether they’re too wet behind the ears for online learning has shifted to a more complex concern: ...
Cross-posted from Digital Education: Everyone from parents to teachers to physicians continues to worry about how much time children are spending in front of computer screens. But in the ...
In the Huron Valley Schools district, we begin implementation of our mission statement — Inspiring and Building Futures, One Student at a Time — with a variety of early childhood learning ...
When Krystyna Kalishevskyi emigrated from Ukraine with her family last year, she had experienced more trauma and fear than a 4-year-old can cope with. Going to school in California was a big challenge ...
On my daughter’s first day of kindergarten 25 years ago, I was thrilled to see a door from the classroom that led straight to a sunny playground. But as the days passed, that door seldom opened: her ...
High-quality early childhood education is critical for building the skills children need to learn and has been linked to long-term adult economic well-being. Investing in effective, low-cost teacher ...