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Teaching and learning in the 21st Century - meeting the pedagogical challenges of digital learning and innovation for the iGeneration
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School Starts Too Early

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The later high school classes start in the morning, the more academic performance improves
W. Bradley Gooderham's curator insight, August 27, 2014 3:36 PM

We often take school schedules as being fixed without questioning why they are as they are and if they meet the needs of our students.   Looking at the needs and natural dispositions of student as the basis for planning can lead to some very interesting innovations in how, where, and when we teach and learn.

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The Science Supporting Starting High School Classes Later In The Morning

The Science Supporting Starting High School Classes Later In The Morning | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
 




Blame science – and not your teenager – if they’re slow starters in the morning.

Teenagers just can't get eight hours of sleep if high schools starts much before 8 a.m.

University of Minnesota researcher Kyla Wahlstrom said that's because adolescents go through something called the sleep phase shift.

"Teenagers are basically unable to fall asleep
Nancy J. Herr's curator insight, July 17, 2014 4:08 PM

The debate is still raging!

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Lessons From One School's Failed Experiment With a Longer Day

A Connecticut school's year-long failed experiment with a longer school day might have some key takeaways.
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H.S. Start Times - impact on achievement - 2014 Report

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