How Can We Best Help Talented Underrepresented Students?

By Dr. Jonathan Wai | May 26, 2016 | 0 comments

The story of CAL Prep and how a decade of work and research on how to best educate talented underrepresented students is something educators can learn from.
School Winds Down, Change Ramps Up: Tips to Help Kids Adjust

By Joanne Foster, EdD | May 23, 2016 | 0 comments

The school year draws to a close and the summer months begin. However, transitions and changes in routines and social situations can be difficult for lots of children. Here are 7 tips for parents, and another 7 tips for kids, to help smooth the process.
Tool Use and the Emergence of Language

By Laura Otis, Ph.D. | May 20, 2016 | 0 comments

Interdisciplinary research shows the affinity of language and motor skills.
9 Elephants in the (Class)Room That Should “Unsettle” Us

By Will Richardson | May 19, 2016 | 0 comments

A list of things that we don’t really want to talk about in education.
How Smart Businesses Are Turning Academic Research Into Profits

By Greg Satell | May 18, 2016 | 0 comments

To account for its success, many point to America’s entrepreneurial culture, its tolerance for failure and its unique ecosystem of venture funding. Those factors do play important roles, but the most important thing driving America’s success has been its unparalleled scientific leadership.
Domain Specificity of Creativity: Theory, Research, and Practice

By Dr. John Baer | May 13, 2016 | 0 comments

Creativity has commonly been thought of either as a set of domain- general skills that can be applied broadly like a special kind of intelligence or as a general personality trait that colors a person’s approach to any kind of task or problem, but these ways of thinking about creativity are misleading. A better metaphor for creativity than either intelligence or a personality trait is expertise.
Please Thank a Teacher for Doing What This Teacher Does

By Kathryn P. Haydon | May 10, 2016 | 0 comments

Alan Harvey engages his 7th graders and enables their creative expression as they learn history, science, and writing. He shows that creative learning = deeper, more meaningful learning.
Cultivating a Creative Mindset

By Jeffrey Davis | May 09, 2016 | 0 comments

If you avoid problems, you’re not working in a creative mindset. If you seek solutions, you’re not working in a creative mindset. This problem-solution paradox is another contradiction I’ve discovered in the science of creativity. Each opportunity breeds its own set of challenges.
4 Science-Backed Tips For Achieving Your Dreams

By Emma Seppala | May 06, 2016 | 0 comments

How to keep your willpower strong so you can achieve your greatest goals.
What Goes Around

By Ben Irvine | May 05, 2016 | 0 comments

Some reflections on reciprocity and society.