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Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:53:09 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: The New Science of Learning
According to recent studies, young children learn best through social interaction. Andrew Meltzoff and his colleagues at the University of Washington are studying an emerging field called the "Science of Learning," which re-evaluates how children learn in formal and informal settings.
"We're finding that social aspects of learning are very important at all ages," said Meltzoff, who explained that this is especially the case for young children who learn "most ...
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Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:21:20 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NSF Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education Releases New Report
NSF Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education Releases New Report
From Canada to Chile, from Kazakhstan to Kansas, we are witnessing a fast-changing planet. What will it look like in the years, decades and centuries to come?
How far and in what ways can Earth's systems be stressed before they reach tipping points, undergoing rapid transitions to new states--with unforeseen consequences?
So asks a report released today by the National Science Foundation (NSF)'s Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education (AC-ERE).
The ...
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