Learning in the 21st Century Adaptive teaching: Rethinking the nature of learning in schools Every child learns differently. What can teachers do to accommodate the needs of each individual student? by Hanna Dumont and Tania Jenkins / July 14, 2020
Understanding adult learning is key to quality in early child development We learn best when we are observed and receive supportive feedback. This holds true for the parents and teachers who educate our children Interview by Sabine Gysi / September 27, 2017
How to design people’s environments so they can benefit from programs Better ways to engage children and parents from economically disadvantaged backgrounds with early interventions, using behavioral economics Interview by Sabine Gysi / September 13, 2017
Two crucial factors in children’s long-term development Should policymakers and educators be focusing on early care and education or on afterschool programs? Interview by Sabine Gysi / September 6, 2017
Identifying the best learning strategy for each individual child Understanding the varieties of memory functioning will be helpful in developing individualized learning strategies Interview by Sabine Gysi / August 30, 2017
Socially aware technology may help disadvantaged children learn Justine Cassell talks about the social infrastructure of learning and how “socially aware” technology can increase students' learning gains Interview by Sabine Gysi / August 23, 2017
How schools should approach cultural diversity Maja Schachner explains why it is important that schools allow students' cultural diversity to enrich everyone's learning experience Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / August 16, 2017
To what extent does poverty compromise children’s development? An extensive clinical trial that will follow children from birth and test them at age three will provide answers Interview by Sabine Gysi / August 9, 2017
DNA variants account for 9% of achievement differences in 16-year-olds Sophie von Stumm explains how behavior - an important factor in children’s ability to learn - is influenced by genes Interview by Sabine Gysi / August 2, 2017
Teacher effectiveness makes a difference "Teachers can make up as much as 15-20% of the variation in student learning", says educational psychologist Tom Good Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / July 26, 2017
“We need to stop gap gazing” Iheoma Iruka says we should think of how and why the gap in black boys’ achievement is there and what we can do to eliminate it Interview by Sabine Gysi / July 19, 2017
Increased exploratory behavior in adolescents: risky, yet also beneficial Brain changes during the transition from childhood to adolescence provide opportunities for learning, says Wouter van den Bos Interview by Sabine Gysi / July 11, 2017
Almost one in four children experiences developmental or health struggles Nora Raschle talks about the critical time window in children’s and adolescents’ brain development when developmental disorders manifest Interview by Sabine Gysi / July 4, 2017
