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Stories, faculty specialties, degree offerings, and professional development programs on topics exploring the impact of afterschool programs, libraries, museums, community initiatives, and other spaces of learning
Following a successful professional basketball career in Europe and Canada, master’s student Kazembe Abif is building a new set of skills
Raquel Jimenez’s Arts and Cultural Organizing Intensive course sends students to Puerto Rico to make an impact during J-Term
Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child shares insight on why brain-building through play is an essential part of childhood development
"If we continue to isolate learning from the rest of what life is, it will be disastrous. We need to reintegrate learning into life."
Alums will be honored for their educational contributions at HGSE Convocation
With "Hollow Tree," HGSE student and film director Kira Akerman makes filmmaking an education journey
Current student empowers girls in low and middle-income countries through digital literacy
A new episode of Education Now features experts discussing how "early relational health" impacts children and caregivers.
Psychologist Peter Gray discusses how encouraging independent play fosters resilient, self-reliant, and mentally fit young people
Experts consider new ways to help high school and college students discern their vocations and pursue fulfilling careers in an age where job prospects are evolving
An exploration of healing-centered engagement, a social-emotional learning approach that promotes self-esteem and offers a holistic view of recovery for young people of color managing trauma while also creating positive conditions for academic achievement.
The partnership between HGSE and Sesame Workshop highlighted by popular J-Term course
A guide to healing-centered engagement, an innovative mental health model
Alum develops curriculum to entice reluctant math learners
Can the doll and movie help young people find common ground? It’s complicated.
New research shows how parents can help kids — and themselves — use e-books as a tool to improve early childhood development
An exploration of ways in which educators can instill civic identity in students
A broader scientific understanding of why children play could lead to better educational tools and experiences that leverage fun
An alum produces civics-minded projects centering community, artistry, and advocacy
“What I’m hoping is that you give the students and teachers tools to recalibrate a school climate that’s centered on well-being. All of these little things add up to a shift in climate that’s much more healthy and more positive.”
Lynda Rodríguez, Ed.M.'22, shares how etiquette can be a powerful learning tool
Associate Professor Bianca Baldridge explores the unique impact of learning beyond school
Max Tang is helping other community college students navigate the move to a four-year school
Recommendations for children, parents, and teachers that will enrich — and educate — through the summer months
After a challenging year, resources to help you use summer downtime to the fullest
Tips for educators on how to unplug and heal this summer after a complicated school year
Joe Blatt, who led the development of HGSE's new family-oriented early-literacy apps, describes how the apps can support learning and help children get ready to read