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Taking risks helps children test new ideas and find personal capabilities and limits. Here are five lessons from early childhood educators to help parents encourage their kids to take risks, safely.

Via Peter Mellow

Institutions have access to more student data than ever before—but it's hard to really grasp what that means, since many of the digital tools that colleges use are from third parties or companies that keep their algorithms private. That makes it hard for students, professors or even journalists to get a glimpse inside.

Via Peter Mellow

In summary, parents should call for quiet conditions when children are writing essays.

When reading and trying to incorporate new material, however, they should consider allowing some background music, particularly if it's instrumental and their child is an extrovert.

Most important of all is to minimise background conversations altogether.

Via Peter Mellow

The age-old debate: Should you stretch before running? Opinions aside, Dr. William Roberts sheds light on when and how runners should stretch.

Via Peter Mellow

Research is consistently showing types of aerobic exercise benefit many aspects of our health.

Via Peter Mellow

Case Western Reserve is using mixed reality in classes to produce students who are trained for the collaborative workforce.

 

Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren:

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=Mixed+Reality

 

Via EDTECH@UTRGV, Gust MEES

Many Australian parents use a type of discipline known as time-out, which has recently been subject to controversy over its effectiveness. Now a wide-ranging study has found it works well on most children if done properly.

Via Peter Mellow

Airbus A³ Vahana is an electric-powered vertical take-off and landing 8-prop flying prototype financed by Airbus SV. Vahana project started in 2016 as one of the first projects at A³, the advanced projects and partnerships outpost of Airbus Group in Silicon Valley.

Via Gust MEES