DIRECTOR'S UPDATE
NRTA: AARP's Educator Community honors seven retired educator associations and individuals as part of the 10th anniversary of the NRTA With Our Youth! award winners.
The visionary behind the Silk Road Project, Yo-Yo Ma is world famous for his mastery of the cello. He's also passionate about learning. (Photo: Justin Lane—Corbis)
You won't want to cut these. Al Gore doesn't. Each year, the TED conference invites the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers to come and give the talk of their lives. Here's how to catch these inspiring invitation-only lectures—for free.
Maybe you remember hours of fun making scale models in childhood? Now it's a pleasure to share with friends or a grandchild. Find out how it also keeps your brain healthy.
Who would expect the author of a complex, sad, starkly humorous play to be so happily teaching kindergarten? Meet the author of Wit.
How did this ex-dentist become a cross-cultural mentor for kids around the world. Read about famed photographer Phil Borges and other inspiring personalities.
Emmy winner, Oscar nominee, author of two bestsellers and a play, now host of a new science series airing on PBS early next year: What's Alan Alda's secret?
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan developed his ed-cred in 7 years as top exec of Chicago's public schools. Pragmatic rather than ideological, his child-centered priorities show clearly in this close-up the morning after the president-elect named him on December 17. Meet Arne Duncan.
A new study shows practicing tai chi can help you get more shut-eye. Plus more sleep tactics.
At 67, choreographer Twyla Tharp is still premiering new works. What’s the secret behind her impressive productivity? Tharp says it’s more about routine than bolts of inspiration. And she insists Creativity Is A Habit We All Can Learn.