The Science of Learning and Development
The research is clear: Strong relationships with educators help students develop the cognitive skills they need to learn and thrive.
Gaming to Re-engage Boys in Learning
by Ali Carr-Chellman In her talk, Ali Carr-Chellman pinpoints three reasons boys are tuning out of school in droves, and lays out her bold plan to re-engage them: bringing…
War on Boys
by Christina Hoff Sommers What ever happened to letting "boys be boys?" Take these two cases: In one, a seven-year-old boy was sent home for nibbling a Pop Tart into…
Gender Differences in Education
Christina Sommers speaks at the Idea City 2010 "If boys are in trouble, it's a women's issue - we're all in trouble." Christina Sommers talks about the effects of a…
How Games Make Kids Smarter
Do kids these days have short attention spans, or does the world just move too slow? Gabe Zichermann suggests that today's video games are making children smarter — and we…