Psychology says people who were bad at school but great with their hands usually have 7 strengths teachers never noticed

Psychologist Jonathan Wai at the University of Arkansas, in a piece on spatial intelligence, puts it plainly: "If we aren't testing for it, we are neglecting it." Schools measure verbal and math ...
Amy Edwards on MSN

I was terrified my teacher brain was failing me

In this video, I open up about a moment that genuinely scared me as a teacher, when I felt like my brain just wasn’t ...
Central Maine

Lewiston is among the Maine schools that are adding more recess breaks. Here’s why.

Educators say the additional time outside is making students more focused, enabling them to retain more information and ...

How California Teachers Use Sound Buttons to Add Fun Brain Breaks and Keep Students Energized

Attention leaks out of a California classroom long before the bell rings. By early afternoon, pencils slow down, shoulders ...
BIOENGINEER

Classroom redesigns, active breaks, and active lessons cut children’s sitting time, review finds

A scoping review of 92 articles finds that flexible learning spaces, active breaks, and active lessons in schools reduce ...

Young teacher returns to classroom after battle with brain cancer

A Pittsburgh-area fifth-grade teacher is back in her classroom three years after a health emergency threatened to end both ...
The Educator

What brain-based learning says every child needs to thrive

For school leaders building stronger cultures around student wellbeing and achievement, that question may be the most powerful place to begin. Brain-based learning makes that case clearly: students ...