For longtime Smith faculty member Katy Schneider, the start of a new semester is always unpredictable. “Every class is a living organism and I have to spend time taking the pulse,” says Schneider, who ...

The approaches and tools that emerged during the pandemic could help lay the groundwork for a new driver of academic success, writes Lisa J. Anderson. A finding from a report that I and a co-author ...

Empathy is wired into our brains. We actually have cells in our brain called mirror neurons, which fire as if we are doing the same task as another person is doing, or feeling what they are feeling.

Carey Arensberg, an elementary school teacher in Alabama, uses a “reflections of me” lesson to teach her 4th grade students about kindness, empathy, and the power of words. The lesson starts with ...

Editor's note: A revision was made in the sixth paragraph to clarify her family's role in education. First grade is about learning foundational skills, like the basics of reading and math. But at ...

Elly McCarthy is a teacher at Pacific Crest School, a Montessori school in Ballard. RadioActive’s McKenna Kilayko talked with Elly about practicing empathy-based communication and interaction in the ...

We're often reminded that things aren't always what they appear to be, and that was the case at UT Arlington with a large group of fifth graders from Mansfield Independent School District gathered in ...

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