At ATDP, we aim to share knowledge about how children learn and how parents and teachers can support their learning. Read on for tips and recommendations for students, teachers, and parents on the subject of teaching and learning.
June 29, 2012 in News & Announcements, S'12 Issue 3, Teaching and Learning
Inside this issue… Features This Week at ATDP: The Writing Process students meet trees, Environmental Science create ecosystems, and Cognitive Neuroscience students visit the Brain Imaging Center The ATDP Challenge
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December 9, 2011 in Community Newsletter Vol. 4 Issue 2, Teaching and Learning
As you already know, and may well have experienced yourself, ATDP students are among the most able and high achieving students at their regular schools. At their first ATDP class
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by Stevie Jeung
July 10, 2011 in Teaching and Learning
Welcome to week four of ATDP. This week, you’re carrying half the summer’s work on your shoulders, looking forward at the other half, and thinking, “How on Earth am I
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by Sam Pierce
June 20, 2011 in Teaching and Learning
… was a massive boost of self-confidence, actually. To be fair, I think I scared some of my students (yes, scared students, I mean you). Â Parts of my lesson plan
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November 30, 2010 in Community Newsletter Vol. 3, Teaching and Learning
Wednesday Explorations for Parents, New in Summer 2010 ATDP parents have long reported how much they learn each summer as their children answer, “what did you learn in class today?”
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November 30, 2010 in Community Newsletter Vol. 3, Teaching and Learning
Learning from Experts at the Elementary Division Each expert teacher in ATDP’s Elementary Division works in tandem with an Instructional Associate, usually an advanced teaching credential candidate. Few, if any,
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November 30, 2010 in Community Newsletter Vol. 3, Teaching and Learning
Anticipatory Socialization in the Elementary Classroom At Elementary Division, ATDP invites its students into the academic community through play, through romantic engagement. Researcher Susan Engle (2005) captures our goal and
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by Adena Young
November 30, 2010 in Community Newsletter Vol. 3, Research, Teaching and Learning
Research has shown that successful math students use sophisticated thinking skills when they solve challenging math problems. These thinking skills, known as metacognition, include choosing how to solve problems based on
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by Adena Young
November 30, 2010 in Community Newsletter Vol. 3, Teaching and Learning
What happens to research findings? Are they used by anyone other than researchers seeking to conduct more research? At ATDP, researchers seek relevant knowledge and teachers evaluate its applicability with
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November 30, 2010 in Community Newsletter Vol. 3, Teaching and Learning
When children first begin to learn, they seem to enjoy the process—and so do parents. Just as mastering first steps delights new toddlers and their parents, starting school a big
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