Tag: K-12 education
Schools often fail to identify gifted and talented students – especially...
Marcia Gentry, Purdue University
About a decade ago, I was working with a large, urban school district on creating a gifted and talented program that...
Want to teach kids about nature? Insects can help
Akito Y. Kawahara, University of Florida and Megan Ennes, University of Florida
Insects are everywhere – in backyards, balconies and the park down the street.
In...
What makes a ‘good’ patriot? Donald Trump may be surprised by...
Stewart Clem, Aquinas Institute of Theology
When President Donald Trump talks about “patriots” – and he does, a lot – he probably doesn’t have in...
Teaching kids to read during the coronavirus pandemic: 5 questions answered
Keisha McIntosh Allen, University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Kindel Turner Nash, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Keisha McIntosh Allen and Kindel Turner Nash research...
Few US students ever repeat a grade but that could change...
Pamela Davis-Kean, University of Michigan
With in-person instruction becoming the exception rather than the norm, 54% of parents with school-age children expressed concern that their...
Maria Montessori challenged and changed how kids are taught, and remains...
Catherine McTamaney, Vanderbilt University
One hundred and fifty years after Maria Montessori’s birth, tens of thousands of teachers around the world still hail her innovations...
Families can support kids’ mental health whether they’re learning remotely or...
Erika Bocknek, Wayne State University
The choice between in-person learning, where available, and remote learning is a fraught one for parents. Children experience joy and...
3 ways to get kids to tune in and pay attention...
Eric M. Anderman, The Ohio State University and Kui Xie, The Ohio State University
When nearly all U.S. brick-and-mortar schools suddenly closed in March 2020...
EXPLORING NATURE
The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states...
Jennifer Morgan, Tufts University
Two years ago, countries around the world set a goal of “transitioning away from fossil...
