The long-held idea that language learning is better before adulthood is up for debate. Adults have a number of advantages when it comes to learning a second language, and it comes with major benefits.

In most adults, learning and thinking plateau and then begin to decline after age 30 or 40. People start to perform worse in tests of cognitive abilities such as processing speed, the rate at which ...

Whether it’s picking up the steps of a new line dance or learning to order dinner and buy movie tickets in Italian, lifelong learning for seniors can lead to cognitive, emotional, physical and social ...

In a pair of new studies, researchers found that older adults who challenge themselves to learn new things are less likely to experience loneliness or depression, even during times of major upheaval.

Approximately 650 Washington high school students, teachers and librarians traveled to local university campuses this month for MisinfoDay, an educational media literacy program that’s developed in ...

Apart from the buzzword and the hype, though, what does it really look like in the classroom? An earlier post here featured Nancy Frey and Douglas Fisher’s ideas, and I’ve talked about secondary ELL ...

Today’s post is the third in a series on how teachers can structure lessons so that students see them as relevant to their lives. “Why do I need to wear a seatbelt? What style of seatbelt protects me ...