Virtual Reality in the Classroom
Dec 13, 2015
To enhance student learning, graduate students in Lehigh’s College of Education designed video games that were used as part of classroom instruction in history, math, science and technology. Ph…
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Inner City Teenage Mentoring Enrichment Network
Dec 8, 2015
Close to 10 on a Friday night, Chris Liang, associate professor of Counseling Psychology, stands before a group of black and Latino kids in a middle-school cafeteria in Allentown, Pa. “We believ…
Can We Curb School Violence?
Dec 6, 2015
Each day we hear disturbing news reports of violence in our nation's schools. The regularity of these stories leads us to believe that schools are no longer safe places for our children. And, student…
Early Childhood Learning
Nov 30, 2015
Children’s earliest years lay a critical foundation for future success in school and life. Research shows that children who enter school with a well-developed vocabulary, letter-sound knowledge and m…
Creative leaders breathe life into oxygen-deprived schools
Oct 22, 2015
Most educators would agree that our public schools are on life support: an ongoing and severe teacher shortage, high rates of teacher dissatisfaction measured in astronomical attrition, stagnating st…
Project PEAK: Getting Parents' Attention about ADHD
Oct 18, 2015
In a typical classroom of energetic kindergartners, up to three or more students may have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a condition that will hinder their success with schoolwork a…