Isabelle Hau

ED @ Stanford Accelerator for Learning. Prior partner Imaginable Futures, Omidyar. Boards EDC & Sonen. Write @ Forbes & Small Talks. Opinions = own.

[Isabelle Hau @Volcoucou]

It takes 400 repetitions to create a new synapse in the brain. Through play, it only takes 10 - 20 repetitions.

Our brains are wired for play: Fosters imagination, creativity & collaboration. Brings joys & wonders. Encourages risk taking.

Illustration by @elliottaleksndr

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[ISTE+ASCD @ISTE_ASCD]

Congratulations to our 2026 ISTE+ASCD Impact Award winners: @PrincipalKafele, @Volcoucou & Ted Dintersmith (@SchoolCouldBe)!

These trailblazers are reshaping education for years to come.

🔗 https://t.co/ljLiuvwlvV

#ISTELive #ASCDAnnual

[Isabelle Hau @Volcoucou]

@AdamMGrant This is also true for learning. The mere presence of a caring adult (or peer) increases wellbeing AND learning. #lovetolearn

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Even small gestures of affection can have a big impact on our well-being.

When a girl faces stress, if her mom touches her hand, she sweats less. If they have a close relationship, the mere presence of her mom is enough to alleviate anxiety.

Love is a source of strength.

[Isabelle Hau @Volcoucou]

@JonHaidt Also Reconnect Stanford https://t.co/vKSQTNJ5xg at Stanford University.

[Isabelle Hau @Volcoucou]

@PeterDiamandis Just wrote a piece on this that may be of interest. https://t.co/NomH0J9Wtu

[Brookings Global @BrookingsGlobal]

The question is no longer whether AI will shape childhood—it’s how we ensure it supports healthy development.

On April 27, join us for a conversation on the first generation of children growing up with AI, with @Volcoucou, @DrDanaSuskind & @KathyandRo1 https://t.co/KvBoQ1XKcv

[Britebound @Britebound]

“A lot of our young people are really isolated, and more and more so with those technologies. So I think that this question about durable skills is also not only an education in the school, it's really fundamentally a societal one.” — @Volcoucou, @Stanford

[Dr. Dana Suskind @DrDanaSuskind]

Thrilled to be in conversation with the brilliant @Volcoucou and @KathyandRo1 for this @BrookingsInst event: “Raising young children in an AI world.”

✅April 27 from 1-2 pm Central
✅Free and open to all!
✅Register here 👇

https://t.co/p3SZgiCGN2

[Stanford HAI @StanfordHAI]

Introducing the #AIIndex2026: Our most comprehensive, independently sourced data analysis of AI’s trajectory, with a clear-eyed assessment of the critical gaps that remain. As AI advances rapidly, can the systems built around it keep up? Explore the data: https://t.co/WqRGeRZIjA

[Remake Learning @remakelearning]

ICYMI 👀

Isabelle Hau (@Volcoucou) of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning on #RemakingTomorrow: "... Relational deprivation for humans is not a good thing from a brain development perspective."

Listen: https://t.co/y7R3G93FfD

Produced by @slbradio

[Gregg Behr @greggbehr]

If you haven't yet listened to Season 10 of the "Remaking Tomorrow" #podcast, then you've missed some ⭐⭐⭐ on 🔥 as we look to what's next in #education and #learning.

🎧 : https://t.co/TjdpRsctHB

[Remake Learning @remakelearning]

Today on #RemakingTomorrow: Isabelle Hau (@Volcoucou) talks w @greggbehr + @RyanRydzewski:

"We live increasingly in age segregated societies where our young children and our older adults are not interacting in healthy ways anymore."

🎧 https://t.co/y7R3G937q5

h/t @slbradio

[Mark Fortier, Fortier Public Relations @bizbookpr]

Welcome to the Era of Relational Intelligence.
As AI transforms education, work & social life, we need to develop capacities for human flourishing. Stanford Social Innovation Review article by @Volcoucou, author of #LovetoLearn @public_affairs https://t.co/8cZDxwiBUP via @SSIR

[CONECTA @ConectaTECmx]

@TecSaludMX @GTorreAmione @IFEconference @EdInnovationIFE @TecdeMonterrey @cintiasmithp @uandes @UnivAustral @MIT @McKinsey @jpmurra @singaporetech @Volcoucou @Stanford 💡Frase de @Volcoucou durante su conferencia "La tecnología como aliada del aprendizaje: Comenzar desde la primera infancia; la inteligencia relacional en la era de la IA" #IFEConference

[CONECTA @ConectaTECmx]

💡Más allá de la IA o la tecnología, las relaciones entre humanos es lo que impulsa el aprendizaje, especialmente durante la primera infancia. Isabelle Hau (@Volcoucou ) investigadora de @Stanford , invita a los educadores a diseñar sus cursos con las conexiones humanas en mente. #IFEConference

[Therfer @therfer]

Panel potentísimo en #IFEConference @IFEconference de cuatro profesionales sobre educación tecnológica basada en evidencias. Me encanta que ellas empiezan definiendo qué entienden por "evidence": rigor, método, casualidad, ciencia, evaluación y evitar sesgos (tenerlos claros).

[Daniel Lurie 丹尼爾·羅偉 @DanielLurie]

Today, I am excited to announce our Family Opportunity Agenda. We are going to be relentless in our drive to make our city more affordable for families in San Francisco.

Starting this month, a family of four making less than $230,000 a year will qualify for free child care at hundreds of high quality providers across the city.

And by this fall, those earning up to $310,000 a year will receive a 50% subsidy.

Our plan also expands opportunities for our students.

In partnership with SFUSD, we’re launching a new pilot that allows high school students to earn associate degrees or industry certifications at City College—with a guaranteed transfer to SF State University. This will help them become nurses, police officers, Pre-K teachers, auto technicians, chefs, and more.

We’re committed to making San Francisco a place where families can stay, grow, and build their future. This is just the beginning. Let’s go, San Francisco.

[Learning & the Brain @learningandtheb]

"Learning is, at its core, a relational act. From the earliest years onward, it is love, care, and connection that unlock human potential."

Want to know more?

Check out this video with @Volcoucou.

https://t.co/hxEOepexrZ

And come hear her speak at out San Francisco conference: "Teaching Generation AI-Z": https://t.co/qWeiCz0K4R

[Mark Fortier, Fortier Public Relations @bizbookpr]

"2025 Favorite Books for Educators" #LovetoLearn: The Transformative Power of Care and Connection in Early #Education by @Stanford's Isabelle C. Hau @Volcoucou from @Public_affairs https://t.co/mi0WQSCLTA Via @GreaterGoodSC @VLZakrewski

[Saul Zaentz Foundation™ @SaulZaentz]

Our November #MeetingTheMoment webinar explored how early relationships shape who we become — and how we can nurture connection at home and across communities.

Watch the full recording on YouTube: https://t.co/D6tesJMv7p