The key is giving students the decision-making tools they need to shape their own learning experiences.

The research is clear: Strong relationships with educators help students develop the cognitive skills they need to learn and thrive.

Students deepen their understanding and build a sense of community by engaging with their peers’ reasoned arguments.

Sentence starters that students use to join a class discussion encourage both academic thinking and social connectedness.

Pamela Cantor, M.D. reflects on the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and the impact that is having on the sense of safety.

A synthesis of the role of relationships and key macro and micro-contexts—poverty, racism, families, communities, schools, and peers—in supporting and/or undermining the healthy development of children and youth, using a relational developmental systems framework.

A synthesis of foundational knowledge from multiple scientific disciplines regarding how humans develop in context.

This two-hour documentary explores the science of learning, including research and insights from neuroscientists, psychologists, and educators working to reimagine the future of education—Pamela Cantor, M.D., and teachers from Fairmont Neighborhood School in the Bronx, among them!

NBC News' Hoda Kotbe interviews Pamela Cantor, M.D., actress Goldie Hawn, Superintendent Dr. Meria Joel Carstarphen, and Principal Peter DeWitt on what it takes to build safe and supportive schools.

Pamela Cantor, M.D. provides advice to parents on how to restore a sense of safety for children in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy.

Guidance for parents in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting.

Children exposed to a traumatic event may be at higher risk for developing mental disorders.