Learning and the Brain

The fields of neuroscience and psychology, when paired, offer new insights on effective instruction.

Teaching students about brain plasticity can cultivate a growth mindset.

Mobilizing whole child advocates behind the neuroscience of learning and development.

Connecting schoolwork to big ideas can enhance adolescents' neural networks.

Applying principles of neuroscience to teach creativity and collaboration.

New brain-imaging methods are helping us better understand how children learn.

A visual look at the neurological "mismatch" that makes adolescents so—well—interesting.

Incorporate strategies into your teaching that will engage all areas of the brain.

A university-designed program gets high school students learning about learning.

Educators and policymakers often ignore or distort scientific findings. Here's why—and what we can do about it.

Research in cognitive psychology shows that getting students to pull information from their memory is key to long-term transfer.

A six-phase model for learning and retaining information.

When a text requires some struggle, print rules! Watch the video.

Leading for equity with the brain in mind.

Too often, the trauma of high-achieving Black students goes unnoticed.

School closures connected to COVID-19 help us remember how central schools are to our common life.

Reader responses to recent issues of EL.

Readers reflect on ways they incorporate principles of learning science in their classroom practice.

An interview with cognitive psychologist Ayanna Thomas on how stress and anxiety affect the brain and learning, and what educators can do to better support students.

Findings from two studies, published in Science of Learning and JAMA Pediatrics.

A review of the 2020 book, The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired, by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson.