I was terrified, to be very honest, when my district switched to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and I had to begin using phenomena-based instruction. If you look at the standards, ...

In one sense, the national conversation about what it will take to make sure all children become strong readers has been wildly successful: States are passing legislation supporting evidence-based ...

How we process the world—absorbing, interpreting, and responding to our surroundings—is never a one-way street. No two people ...

This study will update and extend How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School (2000) by examining the research that has emerged across various disciplines that focus on the study of learning ...

Sixty-five years ago, a metal sphere the size of a basketball caught the U.S. science, military and intelligence communities by surprise. Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, launched into orbit ...

The world is full of things to learn. Where to start? How to choose what to pay attention to? What motivates someone to seek new knowledge? The desire to learn is partly a preference for novelty: we ...

Preparing for a scientific job interview? Knowing in advance the types of questions that recruiters love to ask can give you a considerable edge, and can buy you time to work on your answers. In this ...

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Kateřina Chládková has received external funding from the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Science Foundation, and the Czech Ministry of Education. She consults for and co-develops the Mooveez ...

The science pros at TKOR guide you to build the ultimate foundry in your backyard.

The McWane Science Center has a new living exhibit giving visitors a behind-the-scenes look at how conservationists help ...