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Ditch the laptop and pick up a pen, class. Researchers say it’s better for note taking.
The Washington Post: Using technology in the classroom can produce fabulous results, but for note-taking, it may pay to keep it old-school and stick with pen and paper. Students who take longhand notes appear to
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Get Tech Out of Schools
Slate: One thousand: That’s approximately the number of instructional hours required of U.S. middle school and high school students each year. Four thousand: That’s approximately the number of hours of digital media content U.S. youths aged 8
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Innovative Assessment of Collaboration 2014
Double tree Hilton Hotel Crystal City, Arlington VA Monday, Nov. 3 – Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014 I) Evaluation of Team Performance in Organizations – This panel will discuss methods and findings for evaluating collective performance
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The Study of Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic
In recognition of the new school year beginning in many parts of the world, the Observer examines a host of psychological research on learning — not just in the classroom, but across the life-span.
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Literary Character
Whether it’s Oliver Twist or Harry Potter, Hester Prynne or Katniss Everdeen, literary characters offer us a chance to vicariously experience life in all its drama, humor, mystery, and adventure. Through Atticus Finch, we fight
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Getting It in Writing
Stringing together words on a page to communicate something meaningful, insightful, intriguing, or persuasive is an essential skill that serves us throughout our personal and professional lives, no matter our interests or discipline. And yet
