Why you are probably wrong about creativity in schools
(tes.com)
The perception of creativity among some teachers is that it cannot be taught or assessed, or that it is separate to knowledge – that’s all wrong, says Professor Bill Lucas.
We’re all ‘p-hacking’ now
(Wired)
An insiders’ term for scientific malpractice has worked its way into pop culture. Is that a good thing?
Schools keep hiring counselors, but students’ stress levels are only growing
(EdSource)
Fires, shootings, social media are taking a toll on students’ mental health, and counselors are overwhelmed.
Powerful teaching: unleash the science of learning – a reflection
(Learning Spaces)
Educators typically focus on getting information into students, a process that is crucial for learning, but to improve long-term learning, getting information out of students, i.e. practicing intentional retrieving, requires more attention. How can teachers intentionally practice retrieval in the classroom?
Creating new connections and conversations in the classroom
(Inside Higher Ed)
Andrew Joseph Pegoda recommends that instructors schedule regular times for student wellness lessons.
What’s your rose, thorn, and bud this year?
(Retrieval Practice)
Whether you’re reflecting on your teaching, or reflecting on the year coming to a close, use one of our favorite discussion prompts: rose, thorn, bud.
Can a brief pause get in the way of toddler learning?
(Character & Context)
Decades of research show that sensitive and responsive parenting lays a foundation for a variety of positive child outcomes, from bonding with others to developing a big vocabulary. Although sensitivity and responsiveness have been examined in different ways in different studies, almost every way of studying responsiveness shares a core feature—contingency.
Using fidget spinners may actually impede learning
(British Psychological Society)
To examine the effect of fidget spinners on attention, the team asked 98 undergraduates to watch an educational video lecture about the process of baking bread while either using a fidget spinner or not; a further half of those not using a fidget spinner watched the lecture near someone who was. They were then asked to report any lapses in attention, and took a memory test for the material.
Tioga teachers are training to handle violent classroom-situations
(KFYR-TV)
Statistics from the American Psychological Association show 6 percent of public school teachers reported being physically attacked by students, and 80 percent reported being victimized within… the last year. Those numbers have been rising, and the reasons behind them vary.
More college students look for mental health help on campus
(Yahoo! News)
On some campuses, the number of students seeking treatment has nearly doubled over the last five years while overall enrollment has remained relatively flat. The increase has been tied to reduced stigma around mental health, along with rising rates of depression and other disorders. Universities have expanded their mental health clinics, but the growth is often slow, and demand keeps surging.
Yes, children need to take mental health days too — here’s why
(Healthline)
From family trauma to performance pressure, there are a number of reasons why allowing your child to take a mental health day from school may sometimes be the best thing for them. One in 6 children between the ages of 6 and 17 experience a mental health disorder each year.
Smallest tots spending too much time on screens
(US News & World Report)
These findings are concerning, said lead researcher Sheri Madigan, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Calgary. “Research shows that excessive screen time in preschoolers may be problematic for their development,” Madigan said. Parents should be aware of the guidelines and find ways to limit screen time, she added.
The case for sending robots to day care, like toddlers
(Wired)
But as the machines slowly become more advanced and creep deeper into our daily lives, perhaps we’d do well to let them grow up in a way, argues UC Berkeley psychologist and roboticist Alison Gopnik. “It may be that what we really need is robots that have childhoods,” she says. “What you need is kind of a little, helpless, not-very-strong robot that can’t break things very much, and it’s actually being taken care of by somebody else.
High debt, low earnings
(Inside Higer Ed)
Kelchen found that at the bachelor’s level, degrees in psychology, fine arts, drama and English resulted in some of the lowest initial earnings.“These are fields where people tend to do better later on in life,” he said. “Starting out, salaries aren’t that great.”
Active shooter drills may not stop a school shooting — but this method could
(NPR)
The report’s lead author, Lina Alathari, says rather than focusing solely on what happens after an attack begins, schools need a much more comprehensive approach, emphasizing “multidisciplinary” prevention in the years, months and days before a student actually shows up at school with a weapon. That means bringing together teachers, administrators and mental health professionals, along with law enforcement if needed.
Explosive growth in screen use by toddlers, studies say
(CNN Health)
Use of screen time explodes between 12 months and three years in the United States, and most Canadian preschoolers between the ages of two and three are not meeting World Health Organization recommendations for appropriate use of television, computers and other screens, according to two new studies published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics.
Mental health crisis
(Inside Higher Ed’s Academic Minute – podcast with transcript)
Today on the Academic Minute, Mary McNaughton-Cassill, professor of psychology at the University of Texas San Antonio, says external factors also play a role in anxiety and depression.
