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SUMMER SCHOOL DESIGNED THROUGH THE LENSES OF STUDENTS. THAT’S THE IDEA BEHIND OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOL’S NEXT LEVEL LEARNING PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON TEACHING KIDS SCHOOL CURRICULUM WHILE KEEPING ...

For quite some time now, American educators have been pushing the idea that it is important to make learning "fun". This is a damaging concept. To understand why, just ask yourself a simple question: ...

From printable worksheets to sensory shelves, educators and parents are blending structured learning with playful, hands-on activities. This approach helps kids build core skills while keeping them ...

Mimi Ito is a cultural anthropologist and learning scientist at UC Irvine. She’s been sharing her observations with EdSurge readers for nearly a decade now, reflecting on young people’s ...

Traditional training methods, such as long lectures, boring modules, and passive information delivery, often fail. Such approaches can quickly be overly dreary for the employees, leaving them mentally ...

From levitating globes to mini plasma balls, these science toys and gadgets turn complex principles into hands-on fun. Each item blends education and entertainment, sparking curiosity about physics, ...

When I was a kid, I didn’t like any toys, games, books, or TV shows that tried to “make learning fun.” I wasn’t dumb; I knew when I was being lied to—learning and fun are mutually exclusive. But ...

Music is the universal language. It fills us with emotion and fosters imagination. What is the place of music in education, especially at a time when the arts are being severely cut from many ...