An engaging way for students to get to know each other, review the syllabus, and decide on classroom agreements. By Angelina Murphy In the past, the first day of school typically ran the same way for me every year: Pass out … Continue reading Using Learning Stations to Kick Off the Year

In 1991, following a civil war that led to the collapse of the Somali Democratic Republic, the northern part of the country declared itself as the Republic of Somaliland. Though it still lacks recognition from the international community, Somaliland has many characteristics of … Continue reading How schools are kept afloat in Somaliland

Once upon a time, in one of the busiest parts of one of the busiest cities in the world, the people were so busy, they didn’t have time to finish reading lengthy works of fiction.  So three vending machines were … Continue reading These vending machines are giving out free short stories to London commuters

I wasn’t present when my daughter took her first steps. She was sixteen months and had been flirting with walking for quite a while. She was born premature, just early enough that there was a small but lingering possibility of … Continue reading Celebrate Learning Over Achievement Why celebrating the process of learning is more important than celebrating the outcomes.

By  Kathryn Baron Megan Joshi has always loved math— and excelled at it. When she was seven, her parents would reward her for doing chores around the house with algebra and geometry workbooks. Joshi capped her senior year in high school … Continue reading Serving the Math Whiz Kids

A team of researchers at the Laboratory for NeuroImaging of Coma and Consciousness have done an ultra-high resolution MRI scan of a human brain. The scan took 100 hours to complete and can distinguish objects as small as 0.1 millimeters across. “We haven’t seen an … Continue reading The Highest Resolution MRI Scan of a Human Brain

Researchers advocated for using local norms instead of national standards to identify academically gifted students Katy Bowman / Published Aug 9 “Who are the highest-performing students in my school?” This is the question K-12 school administrators should be asking as they seek to … Continue reading Report suggests solution for racial, socioeconomic disparities in gifted education

In the era of the CATS trailer and #catsofinstagram, it’s easy to forget that scientific research is what originally convinced our feline friends to allow their images to be captured and disseminated. An anonymous white French pussy took one for the team in 1894, … Continue reading Why a Cat Always Lands on Its Feet: How a French Scientist Used Photography to Solve the Problem in 1894

Reddit user penguinska9 posted that their library “keeps track of how much you save by not buying books and borrowing instead” and shows the dollar amount on the receipt when you check out a book. Genius! I don’t know how common this … Continue reading how much money you saved by borrowing instead of buying books? Public Library receipt shows

I’m writing about this subject because recently I was given a piece of (unasked-for) advice from a very wise person. I was told that I should “give up competition.” The advice shocked me. I don’t think of myself as particularly competitive. … Continue reading On Competition