For night owls, a poor night’s sleep does not simply leave you feeling tired the next day. It can cause major damage to your productivity, concentration, and your well being. Sleeplessness has been found to impair memory and learning, harm... View Article
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Do kids learn better at a desk or while moving around? This debate led to the development and integration of open classrooms. However, after a few years, classroom design has largely reverted back to its traditional form. Steve Drummond investigates... View Article
It is undeniable. Cell phones are becoming fixtures in classrooms and educators have yet to reach an agreement on how best to cope with them. Most schools have chosen to ban the devices outright. This is due to the belief... View Article
Researchers at Princeton University explored the relationship between attention and learning during decision making in a study using eye tracking and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The findings of Leong and colleagues could contribute to the world of education and... View Article
The world is full of roughly 6,500 languages, but most Americans are only taught one or two – why is that? We know that learning more than one language lowers the likelihood of developing dementia and improves creativity and attention... View Article
Dementia risk is declining in America and better education may be a factor
November 21, 2016 11:00 amA study in JAMA Internal Medicine found that the rate at which older Americans are getting dementia is declining. Researchers say that education may be the cause of this improvement. Ina Jaffe from NPR reports on this study in her... View Article
Alberta high school students performed well on the 2015-2016 diploma exams and PATs (Provincial Achievement Tests). However, their scores were not outstanding for Grade 6 math. Slav Kornik and Julia Wong explore this outcome in their article. Breakdown of the... View Article
John Guttag and a team of researchers from MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital’s Institute of Health Professions have developed an automated computer system that helps in diagnosing speech and language disorders in children. If diagnosed at a young enough age... View Article
Creating a flawless system of education is not a reasonable goal. However, as Cory Turner reports, the National Conference of State Legislature’s has been looking into how the American education system might benefit from the practices of several of the... View Article
Anthony Kuhn reports on how some schools in China are taking a more creative approach to teaching and learning. Kuhn reports on students at Cold Water Middle School in Southwest China who participate in a combined chemistry and math class.... View Article
The Toronto Star reports on Mitzie Hunter, Ontario’s new Education Minister, who states that the needs of special education and at-risk students are a top priority in Ontario’s education system. Hunter states that achievement for all students is crucial, including... View Article
Almost a third of Canadian children are sleep-deprived. For many children, this may relate to the excessive time they spend staring at screens. Cassandra Szklarski from the Canadian Press explores this topic in her article. The ParticipAction Report Card on... View Article
While universities are symbols of success, achievement, and intellectual stimulation, it appears that many universities have yet to enter the world of digital, computer-based learning. The Toronto Star‘s Don Tapscott explains how many universities are reluctant to use innovative, computer-based... View Article
NPR Education discusses Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman’s recommendation that universities and colleges need to revise the ways they teach students. Relying on lectures is simply not reliable, nor is it a pathway for student understanding and success. Wieman states that... View Article
Following the unprecedented growth of technology into all levels of the education system, it is important to take a step back to review and evaluate the changes that have occurred throughout this time. Sanjay Sarma, a professor of mechanical engineering... View Article
In a bilingual Canada, many view a second language as an essential component of good education. Hence, many parents rush to enroll their children in French programs. However, concerns arise when the overwhelming popularity of French immersion programs phase out... View Article
President Obama believes that teaching children how to code is an important step in training them for jobs of the future. However, as Byrd Pinkerton writes in NPR Ed, learning about computers isn’t limited to learning how to code.... View Article
The proposed 2017 US budget includes a three-year, $4B “Computer Science for All” initiative. President Obama wants to ensure that everyone, especially girls and minorities, have the chance to learn. Michelle Meyers explores this initiative in her article. The new... View Article
An article by Natasha Singer in the New York Times explores the expansion of school startups into the corporate world. Despite the thousands of educational apps and products that exist to enhance student learning in elementary and high school classrooms,... View Article
Students learn best with a variety of techniques and approaches. Human connection, the ability to connect and engage students, is a timeless staple of good teaching. With the growth of technology, schools are starting to infuse human connections into their... View Article