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Brainology is an online interactive program in which middle school students learn about how the brain works, how to strengthen their own brains, and how to better approach their own learning. In the process they develop a growth mindset whereby they think of their intelligence as something they can develop through study and learning rather than as something fixed, as explained by our co-founder Dr. Carol Dweck.

Kodu is a new visual programming language made specifically for creating games. It is designed to be accessible for children and enjoyable for anyone. The programming environment runs on the Xbox, allowing rapid design iteration using only a game controller for input.

How can we best help students learn and achieve more by using assessment FOR learning rather than just solely summative assessments?

Important things to know about the PARCC test.

MLC offers resources to help educators make sense of the Common Core Standards.

Founder Justine Crowell of Port Royal wants to train abandoned dogs to be service animals for veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder or other disabilities

How Freedom Service Dogs are helping veterans A Fox31 - Denver clip

A historical look at service beasts that fought in man's wars.

Duncanville, Texas — Here’s one pet who’s made one vet very happy. US Army Specialist and Combat Medic Dustin Deweerd was combating PTSD after his return from Afghanistan, but was able to overcome it thanks to a dog he met through an organization that pairs veterans with canine companions.   U.S. Army Specialist Dustin Deweerd with Gunny at Acton Elementary School. Angel Canales /ABC News Deweerd said he didn’t want to take medication to combat his symptoms while getting treatment at a VA Hospital. “They were trying to give me pills, sleeping pills and antidepressants and I didn’t want any…

Josh Foer talks about how anyone can use easy techniques to recall and memorize several pieces of information.

Free Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities on Voting, Civics and Elections for K-12 Students

PowToon is a brand new presentation tool that allows you to create animated presentations and cartoon style videos just by dragging and dropping.

The enormous success of last year's film adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's 1982 novel War Horse caused a sudden public obsession with the plight of horses during the First World War. Articles appear...

Explore fascinating stories about the important military contributions of horses and other animals throughout history.

Military working dogs gained widespread attention after one participated in the SEAL Team Six mission that led to Osama bin Laden's death.