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Why You Shouldn’t Answer Kids’ Questions
One of the simplest ways to support your child’s learning Kids are always asking questions.But the best thing you can ...
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How Kids Can Spend Less Time Studying to Get Better Results
Many of us have those fond memories now, not so fond at the time, of sitting in an overcrowded library ...
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Why We Need To Push Our Kids To Fail Every Day
Every evening at our dinner table, we ask our son:-How were you brave today?-How were you kind today?-How did you ...
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Beyond the Power of Yet
It’s not enough to ask kids to just try hardCountless researchers have proven, children are able to bounce back from ...
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Why We Should Be Mediocre
In sports, we typically have our children try as many as possible and eventually let them choose which they prefer ...
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Coding: Moving Beyond the Computer
How coding with 3-D objects helps students incorporate engineering with creativity and social skills A student comes running over holding ...
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Bringing History Alive through Science
Using Problem-Based learning and Design-thinking to “Reinvent the Mayflower” What do Pilgrims, Pirates, and Science all have in common? “You ...
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STEAM is more than an acronym
From social media feeds to education websites, it appears that STEAM is the hot education acronym. While many are attempting ...
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Creativity is the Top Skill Needed for Future Success
The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind–creators and empathizers, pattern ...
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Using Harry Potter Storytelling to Make Science Accessible
Using fiction and storytelling helps kids realize there doesn’t need to be a hard line between being creative and loving ...
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Sesquipedalianism Masquerading as Erudition
or Long Words Dressed Up as Knowledge My tie felt a bit suffocating as I stood in front of 23 ...
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The Importance of Stories in Science Lessons
The Brain Science Behind Storytelling Twenty-six heads swivel at once, turning towards the door. “That one?” asks one student pointing ...
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LEGO Makes Coding Accessible to Everyone
Learning to code is not the only obstacle to make programming accessible to everyone Since graduating high school over 25 ...
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Secrets from Our Summer Camps
This is the best camp we have ever done… and this is from someone who has done them all! From ...
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Not all Robotic Programs are Created the Same
“E is having an AMAZING time. I’ve never seen him so happy about a program!” What makes our Robotics programs ...
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How to Design a Single STEAM Lesson to Challenge Multiple Age Groups
Kindergarten through Gifted 6th Graders One of the elementary schools we were working with challenged us to design a single, ...
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How to use STEAM to Bring History to Life
At The Laboratory, we use the sciences to smell, touch, problem-solve, role-play, critically think, story-tell, and create greater connections to ...
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How to Teach Science Creatively
We hear a lot about steering kids towards the sciences, but what about the kid that is already an enthused ...
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Five Ways to Transform Science Education
1. Move Science Lessons Beyond Just ScienceConnecting science to stories, history, art, math, and popular culture lets students make deeper ...
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How to Make Math Exciting for Kids Using a Zombie Apocalypse
How can kids relate to math when they assume they’re just not a “math person”?How can educators engage students who ...