The mental health of PhD researchers demands urgent attention
(Nature.com)
Anxiety and depression in graduate students is worsening. The health of the next generation of researchers needs systemic change to research cultures.
How parents can help their kids with studying
(Edutopia)
Advice that teachers can share with the parents of middle and high school students about how to get the most out of time spent studying.
Breaking SEL down into manageable practices
(Edutopia)
Adaptable and accessible ‘kernels’ make teaching skills like self-management, focus, and emotional regulation easier.
Experts worry active shooter drills in schools could be traumatic for students
(NPR)
With lockdown drills now commonplace in public schools, experts question if they’re doing more harm than good. “We don’t light a fire in the hallway to practice fire drills,” one professor tells NPR.
Feds cancel loans for 1,500 former dream center students
(Inside Higher Ed)
The U.S. Department of Education on Friday said it was canceling 4,000 student loans taken out by roughly 1,500 students who last year attended the Art Institute of Colorado or the Illinois Institute of Art.
DeVos cancels nearly $11 million in student loans that the Education Dept. sent to unaccredited for-profit colleges
(The Washington Post – Subscription required, free trial)
DeVos is also extending the window for another form of debt cancellation, known as a closed school discharge. Students are eligible for the discharge if they were enrolled when a school closed, were on an approved leave of absence or had withdrawn within four months of the closure. Transferring elsewhere to complete a degree makes students ineligible. Instead of the standard four-month period, the department is expanding the time frame to six months for students at 24 other Dream Center schools — including Argosy locations — that closed. The agency estimates the change will benefit 285 people. Eligible borrowers will be contacted by their student loan servicers.
‘Brilliant’ philosophers and ‘funny’ psychology instructors: what a data-visualization tool tells us about how students see their professors.
(Chronicle of Higher Education)
What Millions of Course Evaluations Tell Us About How Students See Their Professors
12 grammar rules that changed in the last decade
(Reader’s Digest)
However, the new use of “they” also acknowledges the specific pronoun of persons who don’t identify with “he” or “she.” In that sense, using “they” offers language that is “respectful and inclusive,” according to the American Psychological Association (APA) Style Blog.
If young people don’t read, how can we teach?
(Medium)
As I mentioned earlier, young people don’t seem to read much anymore. One study published in the journal Psychology of Popular Media Culture indicated that in the mid-2010s American 8th graders spent 4 hours a day texting, using social media, gaming online, and on the Internet in general.
Teen well-being, mental health focus of town hall meeting
(Michigan Live)
The last decade has seen a sharp increase in mental health disorders among American young people, according to recent research by the American Psychological Association, which found that depression is up 50 percent among teens.
Learning through play? Why we should play it safe
(3-Star Learning Experience)
It’s a common theme on social media: The perceived need of a radical change in education. One of the suggested radical changes is to focus less on instruction and more on play and discovery.
Trauma and kids: the role of the early childhood teacher
(Science Daily)
New research has explored the growing uncertainty faced by children aged 0-8 years in disaster zones, such as bushfires, finding that early childhood teachers hold a vital role in supporting children dealing with trauma.
Study finds links between early screen exposure, sleep disruption and EBD in kids
(Science Daily)
A new study has found that first exposure earlier than 18 months of age to screen devices — such as smartphones, tablets, videogame consoles, television etc — and the presence of multiple screen devices in the bedroom are associated with elevated sleep disruption and emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD) in preschool children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs)
Scientists shed new light on neural processes behind learning and motor behaviors
(Science Daily)
Researchers have provided new insight into the neural processes behind movement and learning behaviors, according to a new study.
A longer piece on the taxonomy of bloom
(The Economy of Meaning)
Benjamin Bloom developed a taxonomy for goals in education, and frankly: One of the most asked questions I received is ‘is Bloom correct’.
Schools should follow the ‘science of reading,’ say national education groups
(Education Week)
In the wake of falling reading scores on the test known as the Nation’s Report Card, 12 major education groups are calling on schools to adopt evidence-based reading instruction.
The high school testing recession that may be reducing academic rigor
(Fordham Institute)
Last month, the Mississippi State Board of Education began a public comment period on a new proposal to eliminate the state requirement that students pass a U.S. History end-of-course exam before receiving a high school diploma.
How to get students to join you for office hours
(Teaching in Higher Ed)
The irony isn’t lost on me that I am about to answer a question about getting students to come to office hours, when I can only remember making an attempt to do that twice in my own college years.
