Five Undeniable Benefits of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Until fairly recently, academic and social-emotional development were considered separate in most institutional circles: schools are generally perceived to be responsible for the former, and parents and social services the latter. A significant amount of research has shown, however, that working through social-emotional issues within an academic framework […]
4 Strategies for Remembering Everything You Learn
Learning is complicated! To truly learn – that is to understand and retain new information – you may need to first learn about learning itself. Research has found that many low-achieving students show “substantial deficits” in their awareness and use of learning strategies. This suggests that academic struggles and dropout rates among young people are […]
A Look at the Learning Challenge
https://vimeo.com/128462566 The Learning Challenge with James Nottingham from Challenging Learning on Vimeo. The Learning Challenge, created by James Nottingham, uses the concept of a “pit” to introduce a style of learning that’s advantageous for all age groups. This video introduces an interesting theory on the benefits of creating challenging learning atmospheres. Initially, the […]
