OLPC Mission, Part 2: The XO Laptop, design for learning

Why give a Laptop? See http://laptop.org and http://laptop.org/givemany
Substitute the word Laptop, with the word Education, and you have much of the answer. XOs make it possible to collaborate, learn, teach, and publish at no cost. They inspire new forms of learning, and attention to education. And the provide access to [...]

How to Teach a Child to Read in Steps : Teaching Kids to Read by Thinking Aloud

When reading to kids, teach them to think aloud to teach children how to do it themselves; learn more reading tips in this free child-development video.
Expert: Ann Kennedy
Bio: Ann Marie Kennedy is a certified teacher who has successfully taught in and out of the classroom. Kennedy received a Teacher Recognition Award from The National Foundation [...]

AC360: Biased towards lighter skin (pt. 1)

Kids are asked, “why do you want that skin color?” Renowned child psychologist and University of Chicago professor Margaret Beale Spencer, a leading researcher in the field of child development, led the study. She designed the pilot study and led a team of three psychologists: two testers to execute the study and a statistician to [...]

Pt 3D – Dr Jack Shonkoff: Leadership Forum on Preparing NC for a Prosperous Future

The fourth and final part of the Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D., discussion on the science of brain development and neuroscience at the Leadership Forum on Preparing North Carolina for a Prosperous Future. Dr Shonkoff, is the Julius B. Richmond FAMRI Professor of Child Health and Development at the Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard [...]

How to Teach a Child to Read in Steps : Pictures & Phonics in Teaching Kids to Read

Explore pictures and phonics when teaching your child how to read; learn more important steps to teaching your child to read in this free child-development video.
Expert: Ann Kennedy
Bio: Ann Marie Kennedy is a certified teacher who has successfully taught in and out of the classroom. Kennedy received a Teacher Recognition Award from The National Foundation [...]

How young is too young to watch television?

The growth of media has had an ever-expanding role in the lives of children, especially in terms of a child’s physical and mental health. Here, Michael Rich, MD, MPH, director of the Center on Media and Child Health at Children’s Hospital Boston, comments on media as a force that powerfully affects child development, health, and [...]

Christmas Activities for Children | Candy Cane Craft by Cullen´s Abc´s

Hi there! You can find more christmas activities for children over at http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=4A091F864798C16C
The Candy Cane project is a fun art activity you can do with your children. It requires paint, a ball and a box, items you can probably find around the house.
Crafts are at the same time educating and entertaining, and support your [...]

“Nationality” (Arabic/English subtitles)

This 45-second PSA, produced by Bahrain Woman’s Association – Human Development, intercuts legal articles with dramatizations to highlight the injustice of a law that refuses mothers the right to pass their citizenship to their children. The PSA begins with a text plate: Citizens are equal before the lawthere shall be no discrimination among them on [...]

Families of kids with autism talk about their successes.

Parents and siblings of people with autism recount the diagnosis of their loved ones. Their family members with autism attend Princeton Child Development Institute (PCDI), and today are doing things their doctors and families never thought was possible. To learn more about Princeton Child Development Institute please visit our website at www.pcdi.org.
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development project for street children

I-India is an NGO working for the rights of street children in Jaipur city.
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