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Age-Appropriate Tips for Addressing Gender Stereotypes in the Classroom

Promote positive gender representations and give your students a broader perspective on their options and capabilities.

A new research report from Common Sense, Watching Gender: How Stereotypes in Movies and on TV Impact Kids' Development, shows that kids who are fed gender stereotypes may internalize those roles, shaping ... Read more

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How to Address the Climate Change Debate in Your Classroom

Support students' critical-thinking skills and stand up for good science.

As a former middle school science teacher, I don't envy today's teachers in tackling the subject of climate change. This is a topic that scientists and science educators almost unanimously agree ... Read more

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In the Classroom, Research & Studies, Students

4 Things Everyone Should Know About Early STEM Learning

Find out how you can support young learners in building STEM skills in and out of the classroom.

Watch a group of preschoolers working in a garden. It's cute, right? But it turns out they're learning more than you'd think. According to our new NSF-funded report, STEM Starts Early, co-published ... Read more

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Our New Research Shows How Kids Consume and Think About the News

In a world where information literacy is critical, Common Sense's research explores kids' relationship to the news -- and how adults can help kids thrive as 21st-century citizens.

The news isn't what it used to be. What was once shared by newspapers, radio, and TV now comes in Snapchat stories, on Facebook Live broadcasts, in Twitter conversations, and through other new ... Read more

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Digital Literacy, Research & Studies

What Educators Need to Know About Technology Addiction

Common Sense examines the latest scientific research about problematic media use in our new report.

A typical teen's day includes up to nine hours of texting, gaming, watching videos, and posting on multiple social networks -- even while doing homework. It's enough to make you wonder: Are my ... Read more

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Early Literacy in the U.S.: Building a Pathway to Opportunity for All

This piece was co-authored by Lisa Guernsey, director of the Early Education Initiative and the Learning Technologies Project in the Education Policy Program at New America and Michael H. Levine, ... Read more

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In the Classroom, Parents and Families, Research & Studies

How Apps Can Help with Student Anxiety

Stop, Breathe & Think prompts students to identify their emotions and develop calming strategies.

Anxiety disorders are some of the most common disorders to affect children (McLoone, Hudson, & Rapee, 2006). There are a number of different types of anxiety that children can typically present with, ... Read more

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In the Classroom, Research & Studies

Digital Equity: 5 Steps to Addressing the Homework Gap

Effective ways school districts can make a difference in tackling this community challenge.

As I continue to examine the challenge of digital equity, I've learned about many strategies school districts might use to mitigate the lack of Internet access outside of school. I wrote ... Read more

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Parents and Families, Research & Studies

Digital Equity: Investigating the Homework Gap

Do all students have the tools they need to complete their assignments at home?

In the political world, digital equity has been framed as "closing the homework gap." In other words, as education becomes increasingly digital, we must ask ourselves: Do all students have ... Read more

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Parents and Families, Research & Studies

Personalized Learning and SEL: Why Meeting Students Where They Are Matters

A small set of developers is harnessing the unique qualities of gaming to individualize kids' social and emotional learning.

Educators know the benefit of differentiating instruction to the specific needs of the learner in academic subjects: Students are more engaged in their learning, and test scores go up. Now study after ... Read more

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