While family walks are a great way to get some fresh air and vitamin D, sometimes kids need a little more movement. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends introducing physical activity early in ...
Math teachers often struggle for ways to bring the discipline to life for students, but some South Middleton School District students experienced the vibrancy of math in an unlikely medium — dance.
In adults, mindfulness has been shown to have all kinds of amazing effects throughout the body: it can combat stress, protect your heart, shorten migraines and possibly even extend life. But a new ...
With the return to school comes a return to students sitting at their desks for hours every day—and teachers’ subsequent challenge of managing those fidgeting students. There has been considerable ...
When 8-year-old Kate Andi went to see “The Nutcracker Suites” in Lawndale this week, she was looking for more than just whirling sugarplum fairies and dancing peppermints. She was also looking for ...
All those long multiplication tables. Timed tests and “mad minutes” of worksheet problem-solving. Fluency drills. Somehow, getting kids to know their basic math facts continues to be at the heart of ...
Duolingo on Friday announced a new “Math” app during its fourth annual Duocon conference. Duolingo Math, as the name suggests, will help people (especially children) learn and improve their math ...
Lavanya Rajagopalan is a scientist and a dancer. Her passions may seem like an unlikely match, but Rajagopalan's penchant for educating others has yielded major payoffs, earning state funding for a ...