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Articles / Technology

Why We Have Smart Tech & Shrinking Brains

Technology in our classrooms isn’t the enemy, writes Dr. Sonya Murray-Darden. Substitution is. Teachers can’t control how seductive the tools become. They can control whether the thinking still happens in the room. When students do the thinking themselves, learning accelerates.

Articles / Learning and the Brain

A Perfect Partnership: SEL & Executive Function

When students learn to both regulate their emotions and apply executive function strategies, they become more engaged learners who are better at managing stress, staying focused, and solving problems. Marilee Sprenger shows how SEL and EF work together in various subject areas.