I-LABS presented research at the South By Southwest EDU conference — check out a Storify showing what the audience had to say. In a first for the Institute, the I-LABS outreach team presented research findings at the South By Southwest EDU conference, called a “mecca for ed-tech” by Education Weekly. The meeting is in its fifth year and is intended to foster … Read More
Year in Review: I-LABS Most Popular News of 2015
Looking back at 2015, here are the discoveries and other accomplishments that received the most attention. Click the links to learn more! Between a steady stream of published research studies, public speaking engagements locally and around the world, and new national accolades—it’s been another record year for I-LABS scientists and outreach staff. January: New Year, New National Recognition What goes … Read More
I-LABS Research In Action at UW’s Brain Awareness Open House
To get tweens and teens interested in brain science, you gotta bring your A-game. Or, make that plural. The I-LABS outreach team took their fleet of brain games to the University of Washington’s 2015 Brain Awareness Week Open House. The annual event, held March 3 this year at the UW Hub, attracted about 650 schoolchildren to dozens of hands-on activities demonstrating … Read More
Sarah Roseberry Lytle Awarded National Zero to Three Fellowship
I-LABS’ director of outreach and education, Sarah Roseberry Lytle, has received a 2-year fellowship that will support her work disseminating the latest science of child development to those who can put the research into action. Lytle, who has a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Temple University, is one of 10 fellows in the 2014-2016 class, representing eight states across the U.S. and … Read More
UW|360: “No Gadgets Required”
The television program UW|360 explores how online resources developed by I-LABS help parents and other caregivers put research into practice during everyday interactions with children. Photo caption: A screenshot of the UWTV program UW|360’s episode that profiles the I-LABS outreach team’s online training modules. “All the latest research is really telling us that kids are learning just so much in their … Read More
Q&A on ‘The Case For Early Learning’
How do children learn from birth to age 3? Our experts weigh in on what science shows in brain development, what parents and caregivers can do to help young children be school ready, and characteristics of quality early learning programs. Patricia Kuhl and Andrew Meltzoff, co-directors of the University of Washington’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences, will give a presentation “Brain Science and … Read More
Dr. Patricia Kuhl and US Sec. of Education Arne Duncan address US Conference of Mayors
Watch Dr. Patricia Kuhl participate in a panel discussion with US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, during the 90-minute plenary session ‘Building an Early Learning Nation’. The session will be live streamed on http://www.usmayors.org Date: Saturday, June 21Start Time: 7:50 a.m. Central Time and 5:50 a.m. Pacific Time
New research highlights importance of live interaction for children
New study has found that children are able to learn more effectively through live interaction and video chat technology. A new study conducted by the UW, Temple University (TU), and the University of Delaware (UDEL), has found that children are able to learn more effectively through live interaction and video chat technology such as Skype, as opposed to watching a … Read More
US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visits I-LABS
US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited I-LABS to tour the new MEG Brain imaging center and learn more about the new research possibilities. The I-LABS MEG Brain Imaging Center opened in May 2010. It is the first brain-imaging center in the world focusing on children. The new MEG machine allows I-LABS to take a systems neuroscience approach, instead of a … Read More