The Adolescent Brain: How Teenagers Learn and Think

The Adolescent Brain: How Teenagers Learn and Think

Reading time, 3 minutes: Are teachers making the most of the teenage brain in the classroom? Adolescence – defined as the period from puberty to around age 25 – is a crucial period of brain development, influencing learning, behaviour, and social cognition. Teachers who understand these changes can enhance engagement, self-regulation, and student outcomes. This…

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Serve and Return: How Talking with Young Children Helps Them Flourish

Serve and Return: How Talking with Young Children Helps Them Flourish

This story about talking to kids was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, with support from the Spencer Fellowship at Columbia Journalism School. Sign up for the Early Childhood newsletter. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — When Rickeyda Carter started teaching young children, she led story time…

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