The Emotions of Learning: Q&A with Yale's Marc Brackett, PhD
Social-emotional and trauma-informed learning and teaching are at the forefront of education research and study today. The National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) reports that nearly 50 percent of the children in the U.S. have experienced “at least one or more types of serious childhood trauma.” Therefore, ignoring emotions in the classroom can absolutely pose a barrier to learning. One group of researchers (Kautz, Heckman, Diris, Bas ter Weel, & Borghans, 2014) found tha
Three Takeaways from EduCon
I spent this weekend at EduCon 2019 at Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, PA. For anyone unfamiliar with EduCon, the creators of EDxEDNYC dreamed up the idea for EDxEDNYC on the train ride back to NYC from Philly after attending EduCon several years ago. To quote the website, EduCon is “an innovation conference where we can come together, both in person and virtually, to discuss the future of schools” — a future that is inquiry-driven, includes student voice, and use
The Activate Learning Project is Coming to EDxEDNYC from Canada!
Check out this AWESOME video about activating learning and fostering executive functions in young learners by EDxEDNYC veteran presenter, Laurie Faith from the University of Toronto of Canada! See Laurie Faith at EDxEDNYC 2018 in a special double-session! Get your tickets here: www.edxednyc.com #activated #learning #lauriefaith #canada #executivefunctions #PhD #learn #theory #classroom #learningstyle #learningstrategy #conference
SHARE: How a Focus on Independent Learning Transformed My Most At-Risk Students
The first time I saw Kevin, he shuffled into my classroom, staring sideways toward the floor. It was the third day of the new school year—he hadn’t made it to my room the first two days. “Hi. You must be Kevin,” I said with a smile. Kevin didn’t look at me. He only grunted a slight noise and looked around for a place to sit. As it turned out, Kevin was mostly non-verbal with emotional and learning disabilities. He was also an apathetic student who lacked the ability and desir