PM, thumb hovering over the screen, realizing you’ve spent the last hour watching reels or scrolling through endless news cycles? You’re not alone: the average adult spends over two hours a day on ...

Museums are for learners of all ages and abilities. Smithsonian early learning educators work together across our many museums, research, and cultural centers to provide the right tools to help young ...

During my 20 years as an elementary educator in North Texas, expectations for providing some tangible evidence of student learning for both teachers and parents have always been present. Paper-based ...

Curiosity is the starting point for discovery, especially in early childhood. Children learn best when they explore through play, hands-on experiences, and creative engagement. Parents and educators ...

The above menu of classroom activities is by no means exhaustive. Over time, instructors committed to active learning tend to develop their own repertoires and variations. The key to creating active ...

After the students leave, I print the task cards, place one inside each egg, and hide them around the room. On the day of the ...

Physical computing with robots for young learners offers an engaging, collaborative, creative and standards-based approach to any makerspace program. As more students return to classrooms in the fall, ...

Most Americans feel they are lifelong learners, whether that means gathering knowledge for “do it yourself” projects, reading up on a personal interest or improving their job skills. For the most part ...