Passing down shared knowledge from one generation to the next is a hallmark of culture and allows animals to rapidly adapt to a changing environment. While widely evident in species ranging from human ...

Victoria Thompson is a K–12 education strategist at CDW Education leading the Southeastern U.S. She is a former K–12 educator, instructional coach and school district leader in South Carolina and ...

Post by Alexa Sharkey, Shoaa Khan, Melissa Smith, Chloe Xu, Lia Sandilos, & Zilong Pan (Lehigh University) Over the past 10 years, major advances in technology have greatly changed how we live our ...

People routinely think of STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math) and Social-Emotional Learning as two very separate subjects. Fractions over here, mindfulness over there. However, there are many ...

This is a pivotal moment for social-emotional learning in K-12 schools. On the one hand, interest in building or expanding SEL programs is surging among educators and parents, supported by an ...

One of the most actively debated questions about human and non-human culture is this: under what circumstances might we expect culture, in particular the ability to learn from one another, to be ...

Even solitary animals, like the octopus, learn survival tricks from other animals. Olga Visavi/Shutterstock Many animals live in groups. One of the main benefits of this is shared knowledge. This ...

Social and emotional learning (SEL) is an educational process that aims to help children develop social and emotional life skills. These include managing difficult emotions, dealing with stress, ...

Technology’s effect on children’s social skills and well-being has caused a lot of hand-wringing over the years—and parents’ and educators’ concerns have only grown with the pandemic as students have ...

Classroom learning remains a cornerstone of education, fostering a dynamic environment where students engage with peers and instructors in real-time. Within these walls, knowledge transcends textbooks ...