Chess has long been an important part of school culture. Many people believe chess has a range of cognitive benefits including improved memory, IQ, problem solving skills and concentration. But there is very little evidence supporting these conclusions. We conducted two studies (still unpublished) that found educators and parents believe chess has many educational benefits. But children […] … learn more→

The World Development Report 2018 came as a shocker wave for the Indian economy that compelled the policymakers to examine the potholes of the Indian Education system and bridge them with appropriate measures. The paper came with a warning of a learning crisis in global education, significantly in the low and middle-income countries like India. […] … learn more→

School districts are failing to accurately report when their most vulnerable students are being physically restrained or secluded. That’s according to a June 2019 report from the Government Accountability Office. My response is: There’s an app for that. I know because I developed one. I’m not an entrepreneur or founder of a startup. I am a scholardeveloping this app as part […] … learn more→

What is an Instagram Challenge? An Instagram Challenge is when a group of people commit to daily posts on Instagram for a specific period of time (usually 1 month). You receive a daily prompt to inspire you to create a post for your Instagram feed. The prompts are open to interpretation adding fun and diversity […] … learn more→

1. What is personalized learning? As one education writer observed, the term has been used to describe “everything from supplemental software programs to whole-school redesigns.” In its most basic form, the goal of personalization is to customize learning to an individual student’s needs by giving the student greater control of the learning. What students are given […] … learn more→

I’ve mentioned many times the lockdown the Left (aka “Progressives,” among other names for them) has on our campuses, but you sure don’t read about it much in the news. I hardly cover specific cases, myself, unless it leads to a riot or something. Thus, I understand if the gentle reader doesn’t believe me when […] … learn more→

At a time when the training and recruitment of teachers is about to undergo a new reform, we ask the question of what is a good language teacher. Indeed, if the shortcomings of French students in this area continue to be pointed out ( CNESCO 2019 ), they are often put in parallel with the training of teachers, […] … learn more→

What does maturing mean after elementary school? Here’s one thing it shouldn’t mean: dropping music at school. My colleagues and I at the University of British Columbia studied over 110,000 public school students. We learned that students involved in extended music engagement (between grades 8 – 12) do one full year better academically than non-music peers, […] … learn more→

Brain scans have revealed that reading aloud to young children on a regular basis contributes greatly to growth in the areas of the brain that provide mental pictures and reading comprehension. Although they cannot yet read, children under the age of five are building important skills they will need for their whole lives, and hearing […] … learn more→

“Young people today do not read anymore! Punctuated by an embittered sigh, this well-known chorus is often complemented by considerations of the misdeeds of the Internet – without even considering for a second that browsing the Web can mobilize reading skills. These remarks can also be concluded by a questioned question: “But what do their French teachers […] … learn more→