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The Kids Are Alright: Let Them Be Free to Play

Kids are born to play. And when Peter Gray was young, adults made sure that’s exactly what they did, according to an article in The 74. Gray grew up in the 1950s, when children were

How to Reinvent K-12 Education

“At districts, efforts to transform education should center on launching skunkworks programs,” according to Thomas Arnett, a senior research fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute, writing in Education Next. “These will not be shiny new

Avoid Clumsy Technology: How to Reclaim Critical Learning Time

Since classroom time is critical to learning, teachers and students simply cannot afford to lose precious time due to clumsy technology, writes Madeleine Mortimore, global education innovation and research lead for Logitech, where she leads

How to Build on Curiosity to Develop Young Students’ Interest in Math

Zachary Champagne’s 3rd and 4th graders figure out early on that this math class will be different when their teacher tells them: “I don’t care about the answer,” according to an article in Education Week.

How to Use Poetry to Engage Students in Literacy Learning

Weaving poetry, including spoken word performances, into literacy curricula can improve student engagement and bring positive results in reading fluency, according to an article in K-12 Dive. Poetry can fulfill all the primary requirements under

How to Activate Student Critical Thinking

Growing evidence points to the role of critical thinking in educational achievement. Students need to activate critical thinking — higher-order thinking skills and metacognition — to effectively master and retain new content knowledge, synthesize it

“It’s Cool to be in School”: Educators Emphasize Importance of Attendance

The sharp increase in chronic absenteeism over the past few years has led schools and their partners to use an abundance of strategies — including messaging, individual interventions and data analysis — to get students

How to Manage Divisive Curriculum and Culture War Debates

From conflicts over pandemic-era masking policies to heated discussions about curriculum and library books, many of these disagreements have played out in especially public fashion, according to Education Week. Superintendents have been faced with questions

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