Because we can’t take our Early Learning Nation Studio on the road during this time, stay tuned as ELN recaps...
All babies need attention and stimulation. What may be surprising is how little actual instruction they need. Given that the...
Art and Soul: Teaching Zuni Art Across Generations
Zuni Youth Enrichment Project Connects Renowned Artists with Students for Art and Entrepreneurship
On a recent Friday afternoon, student artists at the Zuni Youth Enrichment Project (ZYEP) were busy getting ready for an...
Photo: Khan Academy Kids
The Rapid Assessment of Pandemic Impact on Development, or RAPID project, gathers essential information on unmet needs and health-promoting behaviors for...
Throughout most of human history and in most of the world, that paradigm of children playing outdoors as a part of childhood has been so integral as to be transparent. Not so in the U.S., where, according to the Child Mind Institute, the average American child spends four to seven minutes a day in unstructured play outdoors and more than seven hours a day in front of a screen. Washington State is changing that.
Maria Montessori Myth Busting
Part 2 of a 3-Part Series
The history of its proliferation and multi-pronged institutional dissemination has fostered a degree of confusion and myths about the founder’s intentions and how the method is practiced.
Playful Learning Landscapes
Meeting Children Where They Are with What They Need
Plaza. Piazza. Town square. The names may differ region to region, but they describe similar spaces: a place where residents...
Executive function – the skills to focus and manage tasks – is, of course, central to childhood development. Given that, measuring executive function becomes imperative. How does that work? University of Minnesota professors Stephanie M. Carlson & Philip David Zelazo explain their research and the powerful tool they’ve created. Filmed for Early Learning Nation’s Mobile Studio at the Society for Research in Child Development’s biennial meeting in Baltimore, MD, on March 22, 2019. #SRCD19
Shared Values, Different Stories
Logan Smalley’s Vision for Building Community
Like a lot of kids, Logan Smalley liked to take his toys apart and then try (the operative word is...
According to NYU University Professor Lawrence Aber, poverty and violence are the two most toxic challenges for child development – areas he has researched from the U.S. to Africa and the Middle East. Regardless of location, children can experience poverty and violence in difference ways and levels. Aber explains the research, tools and tactics required to give children the best opportunities for successful development. Filmed for Early Learning Nation’s Mobile Studio at the Society for Research in Child Development’s biennial meeting in Baltimore, MD, on March 22, 2019. #SRCD19
Across the U.S., colleges and universities have pledged to enhance diversity and to prioritize inclusiveness. In the wake of the...
