By Lane Jabaay Editor’s Note: This is part one in a series about how solutions from Applied Educational Neuroscience are necessary to improve our approach to the social and emotional development of children. The mission of schools and school districts has always been to educate students. To do this, we must continually evolve our approach ...

By Tamara Fyke It’s been a year. A year of closed schools and limited travel, a year of face masks and social distancing, a year of distance learning and friendship pods. It’s been a tough year. A year of loved ones battling illness and some even passing away. A year of job losses and tight ...

By Tamara Fyke For the past decade, I have been advocating for the integration of social-emotional learning and screens in schools.  I never imagined that we would be living in 2020 when families are forced to make the choice between face-to-face and online classes due to a pandemic.  Now that we are here, I find ...

  By Howie Berman The fall academic semester has arrived across the U.S., and many K-12 schools, colleges, and universities find themselves in a similar situation to what they experienced in the spring: teaching and learning in a virtual environment. However, months later, the circumstances have changed slightly. While the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced ...

  By Lori Jackson and Steve Peck If you’ve opened any education journal, read an online article, joined a PLC or participated in professional development in the last few years you’ve no doubt heard “growth mindset” discussed and debated. What is it? How can you teach it? Why do we need it? Can we test ...

  By Tamara Fyke   Yesterday I was part of a strategy meeting with a Nashville non-profit that provides school-based services.  The team includes a mix of working moms and single women who are working as university professors, school counselors, teachers, and non-profit leaders.  We reviewed the work in progress and talked about the coming ...

  By Edgar Blunt                                                                                                                                        “When am I EVER going to use this?” is the classic question that drives teachers crazy. Because of the way education is currently structured, many teachers in regular education don’t have an answer. Those of us involved in CTE, however, believe we can give our students the answers they’re ...

  By Tamara Fyke   Although we are surrounded by the beauty of lights, wreaths and snow, the holiday season can be an incredibly painful time for many of us.  Perhaps, it’s because we have been estranged from loved ones for years.  Maybe it’s because we are afraid of being under the family microscope.  Or ...