BIG IDEAS FOR GROWING MINDS

Metacognition

Raising the next generation of rational thinkers

Jan Engelmann and Tania Jenkins / 16 September 2020
Video 21st century skills Society
Rational Thinkers. Illustration by kurzgesagt.

‘Let me show you’: The benefits of collaborative learning

Jessica Massonnié / 28 July 2020
Article 21st century skills Learning & Education
woodleywonderworks, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

Individualizing learning through adaptive teaching

Hanna Dumont / 31 March 2020
Article Development Education systems
Kate Ter Haar, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

“Learning how to learn is the core of what we have to teach our students”

Caroline Smrstik Gentner / 6 December 2019
Interview 21st century skills Learning & Education
Soffie Hicks, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

How to bust educational neuromyths? Emphasise what works

Jessica Massonnié / 4 November 2019
Article Learning & Education Neuroscience

Does curiosity drive learning?

Dwyer Gunn / 19 July 2019
Article Development Learning environments
pasja1000, Pixabay.com, CC0 1.0

Encouraging children to work together and to develop their metacognition

Sabine Gysi / 29 June 2018
Interview Video Development Neuroscience
Chris Frith

Thinking about thinking

Annie Brookman-Byrne / 22 June 2018
Article Development Neuroscience
Lady Orlando, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

“We need a much deeper understanding of the nature of learning”

Caroline Smrstik Gentner / 6 June 2018
Interview Opinion Education policy Education systems
Alex Beard

Feedback helps kindergartners monitor their performance

Mariëtte van Loon / 1 June 2018
Article Learning & Education
Soe Lin, flickr.com, CC-BY 2.0

Accurate self-monitoring is an essential skill

Cathrin Jerie / 10 April 2017
Interview Video Development Psychology
Claudia Roebers

“A highly adaptable organ that allows us to make sense of the world”

Eveline von Arx / 7 September 2016
Interview Development Neuroscience

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