You probably remember being told to “sit still” in class as a child, but human development professor Katie Headrick Taylor explains in The Conversation that perhaps we should encourage children to incorporate movement into learning. Here’s why. Learning and the body Research … [Read more...] about How movement can make students better learners
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7 Strategies to make this back-to-school season more joyful for kids
This back-to-school season is a tough one to navigate. Even before Covid-19 restrictions were in place, kids were already dealing with the complexities of social media, extracurriculars, competitive schooling, and the overwhelming pressure to excel and fit in. This year, instead … [Read more...] about 7 Strategies to make this back-to-school season more joyful for kids
Taking longer breaks while learning may help boost your memory
As many of us probably know, cramming a huge amount of information the day before an exam can be a fruitless undertaking, with most of the knowledge we have painstakingly gained disappearing from our heads soon after. That’s why studying with longer intervals can be very helpful … [Read more...] about Taking longer breaks while learning may help boost your memory
Study: Writing by hand is the most effective way to learn
We’ve written before about how our brains absorb information best when we take notes by hand, and a new study from Johns Hopkins University further solidifies this theory with evidence that handwriting is the best way to learn reading and other skills. In their study, the … [Read more...] about Study: Writing by hand is the most effective way to learn
Solutions from librarians on how to approach culturally offensive books
We recently shared how Disney added disclaimers at the beginning of many of their movies notifying the audience that the movie contained insensitive and discriminatory depictions of certain racial, ethnic, or cultural groups. Rather than take the movies off their platforms … [Read more...] about Solutions from librarians on how to approach culturally offensive books