Do you pick up any old notebook and pen when you need them, or do you have a thing for Moleskines or Montblancs? Whether or not you’re picky, know that tools for the hands are tools for the brain. Handwritten notes are a powerful tool for encrypting embodied cognition and in turn supporting the brain’s capacity for retrieval of information. […] … learn more→
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Note-taking by hand: A powerful tool to support memory
The risk of contagion of COVID-19 in the classrooms: the importance of ventilation
In recent weeks, the incidence of COVID-19 in Spain has increased . In addition, recent scientific evidence shows that minors seem to be infected between a third and a half than adults and that if they are older than 10 years, they are just as contagious as adults . Given this situation, the concern of families and teachers about planning to return to classrooms in […] … learn more→
Short exercise breaks during class improve concentration for senior students
Primary school teachers often provide students with short physical activity breaks to energise kids and minimise classroom disruptions. Our study, published in the journal Educational Psychology Review, found we should be doing this for senior students too. We found a short activity break can improve students’ focus on the task at hand and make them feel more […] … learn more→
Classroom aquariums: Tools to make education fun!
One of the best ways to get children excited about learning is to incorporate hands-on educational projects with their typical reading, writing, and arithmetic assignments. Classroom aquariums have long been a popular option for teaching scientific concepts. Let’s take a look at how you can use classroom aquariums as an educational tool for children of […] … learn more→
School: yoga, an activity to be included in the program?
Yoga has conquered the world. The postures of the crane, the raven or the half-grasshopper are all images of an activity that has become a global phenomenon in a few decades. Sports activity, spiritual awakening, art of living, yoga has become a “world-activity”. How to transpose into the school universe one of the most widespread sports practices in […] … learn more→
Anxious about speaking in online classes and meetings? Here are 7 tips to make it easier
Many parents and students are engaged in a daily routine of speaking to people via a camera on a computer, tablet or phone during COVID-19 restrictions. This often means finding a quiet place in order to ask a question, provide an answer or share an opinion with a virtual audience. Initial concerns about using video […] … learn more→
Six guidelines to help our children become digitally competent
This summer the school holidays have been a bit different. We have not left the centers at the end of June as on other occasions, but we left in mid-March to continue the course online for health security. In these months, students, families and teachers, on many occasions, we have had a very fast learning curve in digital […] … learn more→
Revision – writing without protection
Academic writers need to let their readers know that they know what they are talking about. But feeling and talking like an expert is not easy – in fact, it’s often the exact opposite of how you think about yourself. So it’s helpful to be able to pick up the places in your writing where […] … learn more→
Teach questions, not answers: science literacy is a crucial skill
It seems today the mistrust of official health advice and spread of “alternative” treatments for COVID-19 are as frightening as the virus itself. How is it that so many people are ill-informed (and seemingly choose to be so) about the pandemic, despite decades of compulsory science education? Of course we are entering a post-truth era in which fake news […] … learn more→
4 ways to teach you’re (sic) kids about grammar so they actually care
First, a grammar quiz. Which of these sentences do you think begins the Eric Carle classic, The Very Hungry Caterpillar? a) A little egg lay on a leaf in the light of the moon. b) On a leaf, in the light of the moon, a little egg lay. c) In the light of the moon, […] … learn more→
