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Could Harry Potter and the Tooth Fairy Be the Key to Boosting Student Creativity?
English researchers say children who watch magical scenes from Harry Potter are more creative than their peers who don't.
Education
Why Alternative Education Needs to Go Mainstream
Dropouts in alternative programs get a personalized learning experience. Maybe if they had that in the first place they wouldn't leave school.
Education
Do We Need to Ditch High-Stakes Testing to Compete with China?
Forget memorization and do-or-die, high-stakes testing. China's ditching those old schooling methods. Just as we're using them more than ever.
Education
This Inspiring Video Will Remind You Why You Love Learning
Filmmaker Rick Mireki's new short film "Learn" is an inspiring, visual love letter to lifelong learning.
Education
Should Graduate Degrees Be Earned on Facebook?
30,000 users have tested out the Facebook Global M.B.A. degree. Would you enroll?
Environment
Project: Design a School Garden Winners Announced!
Way back in April, we announced our project, Design a School Garden with LAUSD (and We'll Build It!). Over the next few weeks we received 40...
Education
GOOD Video: Virtual Education
As we move into the future, educators are becoming more and more creative with how technology can advance our education tools. Applying the...
Education
Forget All You Thought You Knew About How We Learn
The New York Times ran a fun story last week about how we learn. Well, it's fun if you don't mind finding out that everything you thought about...
Education
Why Schools Should Embrace the Maker Movement
What better way to get students interested in math, science, and design than helping them build a robot or go-kart?
Education
Ed Tech: One of These Ideas Might Be the Next Big Thing to Make Learning Easier
Here are five smart business ideas that use technology to solve education challenges.
Education
The Google Teacher Academy Helps Teachers Bring Tech Innovations Into the Classroom
Google's Academy is training teachers to use new technology in education. It's a model that more tech companies would be smart to copy.
Education
Could the Khan Academy Become a Traditional School?
A summer camp could be the first step toward the Khan Academy becoming a physical school.
Education
How to Bring Along Digital Teaching
Technologist Jaron Lanier warns about using new technologies that suck the wonder out of education-and human instruction.
Education
Harvard Looks Beyond Lectures to Keep Students Engaged
If the school's new effort is a success, the days of bored students checking Facebook during lectures could be over.
Education
Slate's Classroom of the Future
The online magazine announces the winner of its contest to re-imagine where learning takes place.
Education
Is Education Reform Effective? Depends on the Definition
Too many education solutions fall apart when you step back and ask some tough questions.
Education
Austrian National Library: A Model for the 21st Century?
The stunning design for an extension of Austria's National Library is a 21st century learning space that's visually inspiring and multifunctional.
Technology
Restating the Obvious: Your Brain Needs Free Time, Offline
Too much time spent "relaxing" online denies your brain the downtime it needs to refresh and process information. NYT
