When it comes to healthy brain aging, advice usually includes eating well, staying active and maintaining social connections.

Every start of school year students and parents focus on the wrong things. Not bad things, just the wrong things. Yes, getting the right supplies, the pens, binders, book bags, and the right gear, the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. We know more today about how the brain works than ever before ...

I am studying to become an English teacher, and as part of my single-subject credential program, I am taking a course on teaching English language learners. A reading this week, from Lynne T.

The new question-of-the-week is: What are effective teaching strategies for newcomers? Newcomers to the United States often have low-proficiency in English but, depending upon their age, might have ...

The ability to read–and read well–sets kids on a path to success. That’s why at Cambridge School, we focus on helping students with learning differences learn how to read. Students attend Cambridge ...

On Friday one moment second-graders were blogging about snow with their counterparts in Australia. Later they were twisting colorful pipe cleaners into shapes and watching their teacher attach them to ...

Teaching Christmas is a wonderful opportunity for online educators to engage students in language learning while exploring the holiday’s rich cultural significance. Even if you’re a classroom teacher, ...

Research around the way humans learn is booming these days. Consider viral brain-based teaching trends and explorations of how the act of teaching shapes kids’ brains. Mariale Hardiman, vice dean of ...

(This is the fourth post in a multipart series. You can see Part One here, Part Two here, and Part Three here.) The new question of the week is: How can we best support students when we teach online?