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The Science of Sesame Street

By Erik Ofgang published

Since its debut in 1969, Sesame Street has always kept educational science at the forefront, and research continues to show that kids who watch it do better in school.

JSTOR

What Is JSTOR And How Can I Use It to Teach?

By Luke Edwards published

JSTOR is a useful achieved journal content storehouse that's ideal for researchers.

Classroom Tools
Scite.AI

Scite Review: A Helpful AI-Powered Academic Search Tool

By Erik Ofgang published

Scite is an AI-powered research assistant tool designed to help make academic research more efficient -- and largely succeeds at that goal.

Classroom Tools
Research Rabbit

What Is ResearchRabbit And How Can I Use It to Teach?

By Luke Edwards published

ResearchRabbit is an AI-powered tool for literature search and discovery

Classroom Tools
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GPT-4.5 Has Passed The Turing Test. What Does That Mean For Teachers?

By Erik Ofgang published

In the most rigorous version of the Turing test conducted to date, participants couldn’t distinguish between real humans and certain AI models.

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Cross-Age Tutoring: Student Tutors Teach Others And Themselves

By Erik Ofgang published

A new study found that cross-age tutoring leads to improvements in both tutees and tutors.

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Deep Search in Academic Research: Opportunities and Cautions for K-12 Education

By Steve Baule published

By equipping students with the skills to navigate and responsibly use deep search technologies, K-12 educators can cultivate a generation of empowered learners

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Do Students Learn More Writing or Typing?

By Erik Ofgang published

The answer of writing or typing is complicated, says a cognitive scientist, and has been oversimplified in the past.

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Mindful Social Media Use Can Reduce Negative Impact, Says Research

By Erik Ofgang published

A new study found that refraining from using social media improved the mental health of young adults, but so did reframing their relationship to these apps

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The Remembered Success Effect: Adding Easier Math Questions Can Boost Student Motivation

By Erik Ofgang published

A new study of the remembered success effect finds that adding less challenging questions to the beginning or end of an assignment can improve student motivation.

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