What does science teach us about learning?

We were born to learn through play. 

Liu, et al (2017)

Education improves lives. Education for all. 

Edgerton et al (2012)

There's power in collaboration.

Cheruvelil et al. 2014

Joy deepens learning.

Immordino-Yang & Damasio, 2007

Learning is iterative. 

Carol Dweck, Growth Mindset

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Edgerton, Jason & Roberts, Lance & Below, Susanne von. (2012). Education and Quality of Life. 10.1007/978-94-007-2421-1_12. 

Immordino-Yang, M., & Damasio, A. (2007). We feel, therefore we learn: The relevance of affective and social neuroscience to education. Mind, Brain, and Education, 1(1), 3-10. doi:10.1111/j.1751- 228X.2007.00004.x

Liu, C., Solis, S. L., Jensen, H., Hopkins, E. J., Neale, D., Zosh, J. M., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Whitebread (2017). Neuroscience and learning through play: a review of the evidence (research summary). The LEGO Foundation, DK.