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Children as Artists: A New Perspective on Upper Paleolithic Cave Art

Anthropology.net

By integrating insights from developmental psychology, researchers have identified playful and imaginative marks made by young artists, fundamentally rethinking prehistoric creativity. The article is titled, “Children as playful artists: Integrating developmental psychology to identify children’s art in the Upper Palaeolithic.

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A researcher said the evidence on special education inclusion is flawed. Readers weighed in

The Hechinger Report

Inclusion in the general education classroom is a human right Abby Taylor recently earned her doctorate in special education at Vanderbilt University, where Douglas Fuchs, the author of the controversial paper, is a professor. This article is the first time Ive seen this complexity well represented. Taylor emailed me. My top concern?

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The Art and Science of Leadership

A Principal's Reflections

Thanks to discoveries in the fields of organizational psychology and neuroscience, we can gain a better understanding of what human traits or behaviors are best suited for leadership, and why they are of benefit to the organizations and teams these individuals lead. Integrity There might not be a more critical focus than this one.

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The buzz around teaching facts to boost reading is bigger than the evidence for it

The Hechinger Report

Hirsch, a professor emeritus of education and humanities at the University of Virginia, argues that democracy benefits when the citizenry shares a body of knowledge and history, which he calls cultural literacy. These ideas have revived interest in E.D. Hirschs Core Knowledge curriculum, which gained popularity in the late 1980s.

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What We Retrieve Matters

The Effortful Educator

Check out this link to see some of my articles and my book that feature this topic. More concretely, if I ask students in my psychology course to describe one theory of motivation, will other theories of motivation also be strengthened in their memory? Perspectives on psychological science, 1(3), 181-210.

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Psychology - background reading list

Jonathan Firth

What should you read to prime yourself for further study in Psychology? I’m often asked by new or prospective Psychology students (or their parents) if I can recommend some interest-based reading to extend their understanding or prepare for a degree. Image via Pixabay. A great primer ahead of studying psychopathology.

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What We’re Reading: 4 Resources for Improving School Culture

Edthena

We’ve rounded up four resources that provide best practices for improving school culture, including how psychological safety is crucial for educators and strategies for valuing and supporting teachers. Find them on our blog: What Positive Psychology Has to Do with Supporting Teacher Well-Being Promoting Teacher Mental Health?

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