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Thomas Toch and Susan Headden address the psychology of academic achievement, and make suggestions on how to motivate and engage those that may be slipping behind.
Can a self-learning app help children in developing countries? Anya Kamenetz looks into a bold challenge by XPRIZE founder Matt Keller to software developers: create a free, open-source and scalable software for use on low-end tables that allows children to teach themselves.
New York Times reporter Farhad Manjoo takes a look a new tech company that’s shedding light on the complex interplay between how students view their teachers, and the impact this can have on learning here.
Confidence can be one of the most powerful teaching tools. Dr. Maurice Elias outlines four simple ways to nurture feelings of appreciation and positivity at school.
Teaching style comes down to personal choice, but can also provoke strong opinions, which can provide challenges to even the most diplomatic of personalities. Terry Heick shares 6 strategies to smooth the edges here.
Delivering feedback to the class as a group is an efficient way to use time, but does it really have any effect on students? Dr. Maryellen Weimer reflects that this technique can be productive in the right context.
Donna Beard's project brings history to life for school children in the UK by getting them to send their own letters by carrier pigeon. Read more about how the "Secret Messages" project is giving kids a taste of the past here.
Many factors go into whether or not a high school student chooses to pursue higher education. Dominion Post reporter Jo Moir discusses the issues here.
Normal Park Museum Magnet School shares with us the benefits of a unique kind of textbook – the student created travel journal.
