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Does Google Help Students Learn (or Just Think They Do?)
Education Week: There’s no question that in the era of the smartphone, the Internet has become a go-to place to find out something in a hurry, but does “outsourcing your memory” actually help students learn
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When Is an Educational App Classroom Worthy?
Education Week: There are over 80,000 apps in the Apple store marked as “educational.” The ed-tech marketplace sometimes feels like the Wild West with no regulations or testing required for an application to be deemed
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Psi Chi/APS Grants Support Student Research
Psi Chi, the international honor society in psychology, in partnership with APS has awarded six grants to undergraduate student researchers and their faculty sponsors. Each student recipient of the 2015 Psi Chi/APS Summer Research Grant
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A Gathering of Champions
You’ve read their textbooks and seen their work cited. Now you have a chance to meet them face-to-face. At the 2015 APS Annual Convention in New York City, the APS Student Caucus will host its
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Strategies for Developing Purpose in Your Research
After my poster recently was accepted for a conference presentation, I called my mentor to share the good news. When I told him I was thrilled to be stepping into the profession, he answered, “Zach
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Going to the Principal’s Office, in Black or White
Pacific Standard: Despite decades of political debate, racial disparities continue to run rampant in American schools. One particularly important imbalance: the race gap in school discipline, especially suspension rates. Now, researchers have discovered an unfortunate revelation: Teachers come
