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• "The function of play is to build pro-social brains, social brains that know how to interact with others in positive ways," Panksepp says.

  

  Kim Cofino

  

  Scientists Say Child's Play Helps Build A Better Brain

  NPR - Jon Hamilton

  This week, NPR Ed is focusing on questions about why people play and how play relates to learning. When it comes to brain development, time in the classroom may be less important than time on the playground. "The experience of play changes the connections of the neurons at the front end of your …

• Challenge Based Learning Framework

  

  Kim Cofino

  

  FRAMEWORK

  digitalpromise.org

  We work at the intersection of education leaders, researchers, and technology developers to improve learning opportunities...

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  Kim Cofino

  

  Are Your Students Engaged? Don't Be So Sure

  kqed.org - MindShift

  By David Price It might be time we re-thought student engagement. Are we measuring the right things? Are we taking disengagement seriously enough? …

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  Jeff Utecht

  

  Personalised learning starts to change teaching methods

  Financial Times - A.K. Thomson

  If you are already an adult, the chances are that Joel Rose’s elementary-school mathematics classes are like nothing you have ever seen. Children “check in” to see which station they are assigned to and then work through individually tailored combinations of activities — study with computers, with …

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  Jeff Utecht

  Edutopia

  edutopia.org

  George Lucas Educational Foundation