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Study suggests introducing play to higher education reduces stress and forms deeper connection to material

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From the University of Colorado Denver press release: A new study found higher education students are more engaged and motivated when they are taught using playful pedagogy rather than the… Read more »

Study suggests positive student-teacher relationships benefit students’ long-term health

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From the American Psychological Association press release: Teens who have good, supportive relationships with their teachers enjoy better health as adults, according to research published by the American Psychological Association…. Read more »

Study looks at impact of teacher burnout on student behavior, discipline issues

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From the University of Missouri-Columbia press release: Just how stressed are teachers? A recent Gallup poll found teachers are tied with nurses for the most stressful occupation in America today…. Read more »

Study suggests preschool writing instruction should encourage writing for communication purposes

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From the Michigan State University press release: Writing instruction in early education should be about more than letter formation and penmanship, argue Michigan State University researchers who found preschool teachers… Read more »

Study suggests celebrating positives improves classroom behavior and mental health

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From the University of Exeter press release: Training teachers to focus their attention on positive conduct and to avoid jumping to correct minor disruption improves child behaviour, concentration and mental… Read more »

Study suggests teacher hostility can damage children’s learning potential

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From the Taylor & Francis Group press release: Teachers who antagonize their students by belittling them, showing favoritism, or criticizing their contributions can damage their learning potential, a new study… Read more »

Life at home affects kids at school, some more than others

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From The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) press release: Some children are more susceptible to changes than others. They carry the relationship with their parents to school with them…. Read more »

Study suggests teachers should foster emotional intelligence in their students but not be graded on it

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From the RTI International press release: If emotional intelligence is a key — and possibly the most important — component to student success, how do we ensure schools foster it? Recent… Read more »

Positive engagement in preschool key to developmental gains

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From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: Many interventions and programs designed to improve low-income children’s lives focus on providing high-quality early-childhood education. Preschool classrooms that are emotionally… Read more »