ClassDojo, the popular classroom behaviour management and communication system, is said to facilitate community and message-sharing. But who is asking how children are impacted?
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While many parents believe equipping their young child with a cellphone is a matter of safety, research shows the practice comes with certain risks.
A systematic embrace of parents’ untapped knowledge by schools could revolutionize education systems in Canada and globally.
Schools across Canada should ‘grow down’ and offer two years of full-day preschool, according to a new report. This would allow mothers to work, improve child outcomes and reduce income inequality.
In the elementary classroom, improv can nurture a collaborative and creative climate in which even reticent kids want to participate.
Recent research raised concerns about girls’ stereotypes on their gender’s lack of ‘brilliance.’ But an overlooked finding suggests boys also hold hindering stereotypes about themselves in school.
Many schools claim that when students attend in uniforms, it improves discipline, and leads to academic gains. But does it?
Parent involvement with kids’ homework can have both positive and negative effects. So, what should parents and educators do?
One in 10 children report spending multiple hours on homework. There are no benefits of this additional work, but it could leave a negative impact on health.
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Director, Institute for Social and Health Equity, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Assistant Professor of Teaching, Leadership, and Professional Practice, University of North Dakota
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Professor, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary
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Professor in the Department of Curriculum Studies, University of Saskatchewan
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Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology, Northwestern University
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Professor of Psychology, Bridgewater State University
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Associate Professor of Education, University of Virginia
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Professor Emeritus of Education Law & Labor, University of New Hampshire
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Associate Professor, School of Education, St. Francis Xavier University
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Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Policy and Program Evaluation, Faculty of Education, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Associate Professor of Education, University of Calgary
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Program Chair and Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education, UMass Global, University of Massachusetts
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Ph.D. student in Criminal Justice and Creator of the K-12 School Shooting Database, University of Central Florida
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Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream in the Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto
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Professor of Education, University of Florida