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How to Bring to Life the Science of Reading

ED Surge

You can understand someone else's culture, what they celebrate, what they honor and what they believe in, without personally asking. Her words describe the transformative power of reading — a skill that, unlike spoken language, humans are not naturally hardwired to master. Are they culturally relevant for our kids?

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‘Guided play’ benefits kids—but what does that look like for parents?

The Hechinger Report

The reason why guided play is so effective is because it reflects these key characteristics of decades and decades of research of how we know how human brains learn best. Traditionally, certain cultures have valued free play or direct instruction more than others, but things seem to be changing.

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The Pandemic’s Lasting Lessons for Colleges, From Academic Innovation Leaders

ED Surge

Medicine and nursing programs have been natural fits, but some in the humanities are experimenting too, such as in architecture and film. Certain disciplines and classes lend themselves to simulations that take advantage of the strengths of VR.

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