Credit: Edutopia New teachers—and experienced ones too—can find ideas here on how to stop disruptive behavior before it begins. Credit: Catherine Madden for the George Lucas Educational Foundation The science is clear: Drawing beats out reading and writing to help students remember concepts. Credit: Illustration by Leigh Wells New technologies are shedding light on what really makes adolescents tick—and providing clues on how we might reach them better. Credit: George Lucas Educational Foundation Research shows that students who feel safe and supported by adults at school are better able to learn. Credit: rabertid12 / Twenty20 Teaching young students how to write by hand before moving on to keyboarding can help improve their reading fluency as well. Credit: George Lucas Educational Foundation A 2017 study found that cell phones that were turned off and stashed away silently reasserted themselves—distracting working students anyway. Credit: Tommaso D'Incalci / Ikon Images The author of 'The Importance of Being Little' on the costs of our collective failure to see the world through the eyes of children. Credit: George Lucas Educational Foundation When educators at a Washington, DC, high school ditched their lectures and devised a self-paced blended learning model, their students thrived. Credit: Gary Waters / theiSpot Love for their students is what drives many teachers—but it's also what makes the profession really, really hard. Credit: George Lucas Educational Foundation Demystify math word problems with this simple technique that helps kids see the story beyond the numbers.
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