“Physical punishment does not improve behavior and can cause lasting harm.” Jorge Cuartas shares simple parenting tools that can guide children without the need for physical punishment. #ChildDevelopment @jorgecuartas.bsky.social boldscience.org/why-hitting-...

🎧 How might AI reshape teaching? In the latest episode of our guest podcast EdTechnical, hosts @libbylhhills.bsky.social and Owen Henkel explore the possibility of full job replacement, partial task automation, and productivity gains for teachers. #EdTech boldscience.org/can-ai-autom...

🎧 Could your child’s new best friend be an AI teddy? @libbylhhills.bsky.social and Owen Henkel test a conversational plush toy to understand more about AI-powered toys designed for young children. Listen to the latest episode of EdTechnical now! #EdTech boldscience.org/could-your-c...

Can caregivers support children's metacognition at home? BOLD sat down with with Alicia Forsberg, Lecturer at the University of Sheffield, to find out. #ChildDevelopment #Metacognition

“Everyday experiences – playing with friends, eating a meal, reading a book, spending time alone – have an impact on development.” @elmanubohn.bsky.social explains how different experiences foster learning in different cultural contexts. #ChildDevelopment boldscience.org/how-do-child...

“Self-disclosure characterises loving, warm relationships, and those are, of course, critical for child development.” Read again: Eddie Brummelman tells Melissa Hogenboom that asking and answering personal questions can help children feel more loved. #Parenting boldscience.org/how-parents-...

“Teachers may avoid teaching sensitive topics if they feel they lack knowledge or confidence.” Aisha Schnellmann explains how teachers benefit from training and support when conversations get hard. #TeachingSensitiveTopics boldscience.org/what-helps-t...

“Negative stereotypes of adolescents can create self-fulfilling prophecies and damage parent-teen relationships.” Forget the negative stereotypes, says Meeri Kim. Adolescence can be a time of promise and possibility. #RethinkStereotypes #Adolescence boldscience.org/why-we-need-...

There are a number of persistent myths about #dyslexia floating around out there.It came to our attention that this week, some of those myths have been given a big megaphone & reached a wide audience. So, we’d like to gently (and a bit nerdily) set the record straight www.gaablab.com/dyslexia-myths

🎧 Will AI bring back oral exams? In the latest episode of our guest podcast EdTechnical, hosts @libbylhhills.bsky.social and Owen Henkel speak with Panos Ipeirotis about his experiment using AI to run oral exams in university courses. #EdTech boldscience.org/will-ai-brin...

How does metacognition develop in children? BOLD sat down with with Alicia Forsberg, Lecturer at the University of Sheffield, to find out. #childdevelopment #metacognition

“Families were not just beneficiaries; they also became active participants in shaping service quality.” Akito Kamei, Florencia Lopez Boo, & Jane Leer show how feedback, social accountability, and local engagement play an important role in early childhood services.​ boldscience.org/what-factors...

How are kids born during COVID doing 5 years later? See our article for @boldinsights.bsky.social , using data from @pregnancystudy.bsky.social boldscience.org/how-are-the-...

“Teachers need universal, repeatable tools that capture the strengths and difficulties of all children and offer meaningful guidance for early support.” Jo Van Herwegen, Professor at @ioe.bsky.social, on the future of #SEND provision in England. #EdChat boldscience.org/the-promise-...

"Although most children have developed normally, there was a small increase of 1-2% in the number of kids screening “at risk” for delay." Some children born during the pandemic need extra support, say Catherine Lebel, Gerald Giesbrecht, & Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen. boldscience.org/how-are-the-...

“The impact on health of a childhood in poverty may not be apparent until later life.” Previously on BOLD: @laraffington says that children’s early environments become embedded in their biology. #ChildDevelopment boldscience.org/the-developm...

“Teachers need universal, repeatable tools that capture the strengths and difficulties of all children and offer meaningful guidance for early support.” Jo Van Herwegen, Professor at @ioe.bsky.social, on the future of #SEND provision in England. #EdChat boldscience.org/the-promise-...

“While scientists already knew that at least some children as young as three could mentally rotate objects, it was less clear how they were doing so.” Children, like adults, use one of two strategies to solve mental rotation problems, says @amandaruggeri.bsky.social. boldscience.org/how-do-child...

📚 Children aren’t one-size-fits-all and education shouldn’t be either. In a recent @boldinsights.bsky.social interview, Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow @rosacheesman.bsky.social explains how genetics can help identify the school & family environments that help different children thrive.

🎧 How might AI reshape teaching? In the latest episode of our guest podcast EdTechnical, hosts @libbylhhills.bsky.social and Owen Henkel explore the possibility of full job replacement, partial task automation, and productivity gains for teachers. #EdTech boldscience.org/can-ai-autom...

“Self-disclosure characterises loving, warm relationships, and those are, of course, critical for child development.” Read again: Eddie Brummelman tells Melissa Hogenboom that asking and answering personal questions can help children feel more loved. #Parenting boldscience.org/how-parents-...

📢 We’re back with Season 4 of EdTechnical! 🎧In this episode, @libbylhhills.bsky.social & Owen Henkel speak with @drkristynsommer.bsky.social, developmental psychologist and robot researcher. Where can robots support learning, and where do they fall short? #EdTech boldscience.org/are-roboteac...

“Teachers may avoid teaching sensitive topics if they feel they lack knowledge or confidence.” Aisha Schnellmann explains how teachers benefit from training and support when conversations get hard. #TeachingSensitiveTopics boldscience.org/what-helps-t...

How can metacognition help children's learning day to day? BOLD sat down with with Alicia Forsberg, Lecturer at the University of Sheffield, to find out. #childdevelopment #metacognition

“Education should adapt to children’s strengths and needs, not the other way round.” @rosacheesman.bsky.social explores how children’s genetic dispositions interact with their environments to shape their mental health and learning. Annie Brookman-Byrne finds out more. boldscience.org/the-genetici...

📢 We’re back with Season 4 of EdTechnical! 🎧In this episode, @libbylhhills.bsky.social & Owen Henkel speak with @drkristynsommer.bsky.social, developmental psychologist and robot researcher. Where can robots support learning, and where do they fall short? #EdTech boldscience.org/are-roboteac...

“While scientists already knew that at least some children as young as three could mentally rotate objects, it was less clear how they were doing so.” Children, like adults, use one of two strategies to solve mental rotation problems, says @amandaruggeri.bsky.social. boldscience.org/how-do-child...

“Emotions and social relationships are closely interlinked, and the interaction between them can positively or negatively impact mental health.” Alex Lloyd & Laura Lucas share a new approach that teaches at-risk adolescents social and emotional skills and strategies. boldscience.org/can-teen-men...

Why is metacognition important for children's learning? BOLD sat down with Alicia Forsberg, Lecturer at the University of Sheffield, to find out. #childdevelopment #metacognition

“Education should adapt to children’s strengths and needs, not the other way round.” @rosacheesman.bsky.social explores how children’s genetic dispositions interact with their environments to shape their mental health and learning. Annie Brookman-Byrne finds out more. boldscience.org/the-genetici...

“Emotions and social relationships are closely interlinked, and the interaction between them can positively or negatively impact mental health.” Alex Lloyd & Laura Lucas share a new approach that teaches at-risk adolescents social and emotional skills and strategies. boldscience.org/can-teen-men...

“Children who believed that ability is relatively malleable tended to believe that everyone has the potential to reach the highest levels of ability.” Children’s beliefs about ability are linked with their motivation to learn, says @melismuradoglu.bsky.social. boldscience.org/why-do-child...

“Children who believed that ability is relatively malleable tended to believe that everyone has the potential to reach the highest levels of ability.” Children’s beliefs about ability are linked with their motivation to learn, says @melismuradoglu.bsky.social. boldscience.org/why-do-child...

“Wayfinding helps children move confidently and safely through their environments.” Children as young as five may have the brain system to support map-based navigation, says Meeri Kim. #SpatialThinking boldscience.org/how-do-child...

“Wayfinding helps children move confidently and safely through their environments.” Children as young as five may have the brain system to support map-based navigation, says Meeri Kim. #SpatialThinking boldscience.org/how-do-child...

What is metacognition? BOLD sat down with with Alicia Forsberg, Lecturer at the University of Sheffield, to find out. #ChildDevelopment #Metacognition

“Teaching to the individual level of the child is more effective than teaching a one-size-fits-all curriculum.” @noamangrist.bsky.social evaluates what works in education systems around the world. Aisha Schnellmann finds out more. #EducationEvidence boldscience.org/the-economis...

“Teaching to the individual level of the child is more effective than teaching a one-size-fits-all curriculum.” @noamangrist.bsky.social evaluates what works in education systems around the world. Aisha Schnellmann finds out more. #EducationEvidence boldscience.org/the-economis...

“Cyberbullying may never fully disappear, but schools have the power to make a real difference.” Cyberbullying is uniquely invasive, but teachers can help, say Sheri McVay and Jonathan Santo. #Cyberbullying boldscience.org/when-the-bul...

“Cyberbullying may never fully disappear, but schools have the power to make a real difference.” Cyberbullying is uniquely invasive, but teachers can help, say Sheri McVay and Jonathan Santo. #Cyberbullying boldscience.org/when-the-bul...

How does self-esteem impact children in the classroom? Does self-esteem impact children outside of school? Why do some children have higher self-esteem and others have low self-esteem? Find out from Eddie Brummelman in our latest video. @kidlab.bsky.social boldscience.org/bold-explore...

“Many children are attending school but not learning effectively.” Brenda Wawire explores ways to improve the language and literacy of multilingual children from diverse communities in sub-Saharan Africa. Aisha Schnellmann finds out more. #EdChat boldscience.org/the-literacy...

“Unsolicited help could lead children to denigrate their ability and lose motivation.” Despite good intentions, help isn’t always beneficial for children, says Meeri Kim. #ChildDevelopment boldscience.org/when-helping...

“One of the most humbling things about these interviews is watching genuinely knowledgeable people grapple with uncertainty.” @libbylhhills.bsky.social shares three lessons learnt from two years of interviewing experts for the EdTechnical podcast. #EdTech boldscience.org/where-is-ai-...

“Applying the science of learning to education globally could bring the world closer to meeting SDG4.” Equitable, inclusive, and quality education requires applying the latest science to teaching policy and practice, says Annie Brookman-Byrne. @unesco.org #SDG4 boldscience.org/can-the-scie...

“The age when children are first exposed to money-related issues plays a role in their later financial literacy.” Melissa Hogenboom explains why early financial literacy matters for children’s futures. #FinancialEducation boldscience.org/why-children...

What's the best way to build children's self-esteem? BOLD sat down with Eddie Brummelman, Associate Professor at the University of Amsterdam, to find out. #childdevelopment #selfesteem

“Many children are attending school but not learning effectively.” Brenda Wawire explores ways to improve the language and literacy of multilingual children from diverse communities in sub-Saharan Africa. Aisha Schnellmann finds out more. #EdChat boldscience.org/the-literacy...

“I hope we will succeed in designing AI that’s less about control and more about care.” Nia Nixon studies how human-AI teams can foster more inclusive, supportive group learning environments in STEM. Annie Brookman-Byrne finds out more. boldscience.org/the-cognitiv...

🎧New episode of EdTechnical out now! How revolutionary is Alpha School, which condenses academic learning into mornings, with afternoons reserved for enrichment and life skills? Libby Hills and Owen Henkel discuss. #EdTech boldscience.org/rethinking-h...