Recent Research on Play and Learning
By
Luyen Chou
On 8/21/2009 12:18 PM
In a recent op-ed
piece in The New York Times, Berkeley psychology professor Alison Gopnik discusses
recent research that confirms what most teachers of young children have long
understood – namely, that unstructured play serves a key role in a...
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255 Book Making
By
Denis Doyle
On 8/7/2009 3:58 PM
255 View Point
Book Making
Last week, Harvard Education Press published a book I coauthored with Stacey M. Childress and David A. Thomas of the Harvard Business School titled Leading for Equity: The Pursuit of Excellence in Montgomery County School...
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Long Term Psychological Effects of First Grade Academic Development
By
Luyen Chou
On 1/12/2009 12:38 PM
According to a January 11, 2009 report in Science Daily: "Students’ successes in the first grade can affect more than their
future report cards. In a new study, University of Missouri researchers
found links among students’ weak academic perform...
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Study Questions Effectiveness of Reading First Initiative
By
Luyen Chou
On 5/23/2008 4:37 PM
In a huge blow to
one of the Bush administration’s signature education programs, a US Department of
Education study concludes that the $1 billion dollar a year program
designed to increase reading proficiency among low-income children does not
improv...
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Welcome to NCS-Tech!
By
Kevin Jarrett
Searching the web, blogosphere, listservs and the twitterverse for the best K-8 EDTECH resources, because "You can't spell TEACH without T-E-C-H!" © 2008 Kevin Jarrett
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The Importance of Play
By
Luyen Chou
On 2/18/2008 5:39 PM
The Importance of Play
In this past Sunday’s New York Times magazine, Robin Marantz Henig offers an unusually thoughtful and lucid take on recent scientific research into the role of play in children’s physical, cognitive, emotional, and even spirit...
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