In his 2004 Ted Talk, Patrick Awuah speaks about the necessity of educating future generations of leaders, rooted in his own experience growing up in Ghana: “Every society must be very intentional about how it trains its leaders, and Ghana was not paying enough attention.” After earning his education at a liberal arts college in… Read More
(This article was last updated in February 2020) Digital literacy is a hot topic these days, and we’ve previously written about the importance of it for today’s students and what teachers need to know about helping them use technology effectively to enhance modern communication. But although the need for digital literacy is clear, actually teaching… Read More
Researchers from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of Cambridge are using machine learning to categorize learning difficulties in struggling students. Their data suggests that grouping students according to broad categories like ADHD and autism can be inaccurate and unhelpful when it comes to improving learning outcomes for… Read More
Authentic learning is a term used to describe instructional strategies that are designed to connect the subjects students are taught in school and university to the real world. Authentic learning experiences help students understand the relevance of what they’re learning and how they can apply their skills in the professional world. Rather than discussing hypothetical… Read More
The 11th Annual FENS Forum of Neuroscience was held in Berlin, Germany from July 7-11. A special interest event on “Dealing With Gender Bias in Neuroscience” was held over the weekend, exploring gender statistics related to research funding, ways of combining career progress with family and parenting, and ongoing initiatives to support women and men… Read More
While high school students are often maligned for wasting their time on Instagram or partying with friends, the stereotype is not true for two recent New Jersey high school graduates. Instead of hanging out with their friends or worrying about college admissions test, they decided to take on the slightly bigger problem of racial literacy…. Read More