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Anthony Rebora

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Reader's Guide / Shaping Minds in Challenging Times

Engagement

Carol Ann Tomlinson

David Sousa

David A. Sousa

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The Sciences of Teaching

Social-emotional learning

Marcus Conyers

Donna Wilson

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Believing in the Brain

Sara E. Rimm-Kaufman

Jacqueline Jodl

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Educating the Whole Learner

Mary Helen Immordino-Yang

Douglas R. Knecht

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Building Meaning Builds Teens' Brains

Instructional Strategies

Gayle T. Dow

Katie Kozlowski

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The Creative Brain

John Gabrieli

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Picturing the Brain

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How Teens' Brains Are Different

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Liesl McConchie

Eric Jensen

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Teaching to the Whole Brain

Steven Azeka

Steven Carter

Ido Davidesco

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Neuroscientists in Training

Daniel T. Willingham

Andrew J. Rotherham

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Education's Research Problem

Policy

Pooja Agarwal

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Retrieval Practice: Power Tool for Lasting Learning

Bryan Goodwin

Darienne Dey

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Research Matters / Elegant Simplicity in Brain Science

Douglas Fisher

Nancy Frey

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Show & Tell: A Video Column / For Complex Texts, the Brain Prefers Paper

Jill Harrison Berg

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Leading Together / Retraining the Brain

Dena Simmons

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Confronting Inequity / The Trauma We Don't See

Griffith (thumbnail)

David Griffith

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ASCD Policy Priorities / There's No Place Like School

Sean Slade

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Whole Child Spotlight / On Mind-Body Connectedness

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Educational Leadership Staff

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ASCD Community in Action

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EL Takeaways / To Keep in Mind … 

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Readers React

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Tell Us About

Naomi Thiers

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Turn & Talk / Ayanna Thomas on Anxiety, the Brain, and Helping Learners Cope

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Sarah McKibben

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Research Alert / Research on Gender Differences in Math, and How Screen Time Alters Brains

Tara Laskowski (photo)

Tara Laskowski

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Relevant Read / The Benefits of Being There

Numbers of Note / Concussion Prevalence

Seen on the Screen / Growth Mindset in a Cab

Allison Posey

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Leveraging Neuroscience in Lesson Design

How can educators make the most of this information—and how can they sort genuine scientific findings from myths and hearsay? This issue will offer a solution-oriented look at brain science and education, highlighting both groundbreaking findings and practical takeaways. 

Research in neuroscience is shedding new light on how students learn and develop. 

elmagazine LearningandtheBrain May 2020

Learning and the Brain

Learning and the Brain

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