Category Archives: Education
1 Million Low-Income, U.S. Youth to Benefit from Microsoft Generosity
Microsoft Corp. launched a three-year program to ensure that 1 million students from low-income families in the United States receive the benefits of software, hardware and broadband Internet service. They are working with the FCC, One Economy and the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) to provide PCs, software and broadband access. According to this release, “In […]
Online Program to Cultivate a Growth Mindset
Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D. Dr. Carol Dweck is one of the world’s leading researchers in the field of motivation and is a professor of psychology at Stanford University. via Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D. – The Brainology® Program: Cultivate a Growth Mindset, by Carol Dweck, Ph.D..
Brainology
Interesting research overview of fixed versus growth oriented mindset and its impact on kids ability to learn. Brainology has a program to help create a “growth oriented” culture. http://www.brainology.us/websitemedia/info/brainology_intro_pres.pdf
Digital Youth Project
The digital youth project explores how kids use digital media in their everyday lives. Led by researchers from USC and Cal Berkeley this research was done between 2005 and 2008 with a grant from the MacArthur foundation and incorporates the insights from 800 youth and young adults and over 5000 hours of online observations. Potential speakers […]
