Marlena Young-Jones has taught in Russellville City Schools for almost 11 years. Most of that time was spent as a 2nd grade general elementary teacher. In her last 2nd grade class at West Elementary, ...

As we ring in the new year, many of us write down new goals for the upcoming year. One goal may be to shift our mindsets. Have you ever heard the terms “growth mindset” and “fixed mindset”? Do you ...

Let’s say a child goes to stack blocks into a tower but struggles to balance them. Frustrated, he may cry out, “I just can’t do it. I’m not good at building towers.” Despite encouragement from a ...

Xijia Zhang is affiliated with the University of Alberta. Kimberly Noels works for the University of Alberta. She receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Join us and explore techniques to help young children use scientific practices, develop science skills, and cultivate a STEM mindset! In this session, Ann Caspari (National Air and Space Museum) will ...

Are you a knower or a learner? Conscious leaders share this quality. As leaders, we often have the privilege to work alongside the most intelligent, resourceful, and creative people in our ...

If you want to learn to paint, you might take a class and spend time practicing and honing your skills. Even though your first painting might not be all you hoped for, you feel that if you keep ...

Over the last few years, education leaders have been inspired to call themselves lead learners. Although we are sure the concept came from a good place, the term “lead learner” seemed to make it all ...

Design thinking, with its focus on problem-solving in a structured way, can help ready students for the workplace – and doesn’t require a curriculum overhaul, writes Asrif Yusoff ...

If you stumble when you need to talk to someone in a language that isn't your native language, do you think: "I just don't have the knack for languages" or "Maybe I am not cut out to learn another ...