When adolescents have an opportunity to contribute to society, they can transform their lives and those of the people they help. Now, an EDC study shows the teens may be improving their own health as well. Tackling Binge Drinking on Campus EDC's Higher Ed Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention is working to move colleges away from an educational approach to binge drinking and toward a public health approach, says Director William DeJong. A Guide to Coordinated School Health Programs explain why schools that coordinate their resources to protect the health of children also stand the best chance of improving academic outcomes. EDC colleagues remember him as founder of EDC's experimental Design Lab for hands-on learning.
New study finds gains in student vocabularies follow teacher training in early literacy.
A Tool Kit for Early Childhood Science Education EDC tool kit opens science learning to preschool students. When Eleanore Grater Lewis began teaching more than 40 years ago, it was very un usual to see a child with disabilities in a preschool classroom. Either they stayed home or were institutionalized. EDC designs an assessment process for teachers. The Middle Grades Eric Jolly Addresses Math Educators' Conferenc e EDC vice president Eric Jolly's keynote address to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics conference drew parallels between basket-weaving and teaching math.