Tags
ADHD adolescence attention bilingual education boundary conditions classroom advice conference speakers constructivism/direct instruction creativity critical thinking desirable difficulty development elementary school embodied cognition emotion evolution executive function exercise experts and novices gender high school homework intelligence long-term memory math metacognition methodology middle school mindfulness Mindset motivation neuromyths neuroscience online learning parents psychology reading retrieval practice self-control skepticism sleep STEM stress technology working memoryRecent Comments
- Andrea Logan on Handwritten Notes or Laptop Notes: A Skeptic Converted?
- Judith VT Wilson on A Beacon in the Mindset Wilderness
- Simon Horbury on Handwritten Notes or Laptop Notes: A Skeptic Converted?
- Caroline Edmonds on Handwritten Notes or Laptop Notes: A Skeptic Converted?
- Robert Thorn on A Little Help, Please…
ABOUT THE BLOG
POPULAR TOPICS
Blog Roll
Monthly Archives: October 2016

A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age by Daniel J. Levitin
Never has it been so easy to acquire a breadth of information rapidly. At the same time there is a proliferation of misinformation and manipulative assertions. Information seekers must learn to be critical consumers. In A Field Guide to Lies:
Posted in Book Reviews
1 Comment

TOP RESEARCHERS TO EXPLORE WAYS TO EMPOWER AND ENGAGE STUDENTS IN CIVICS, SCHOOL, AND REAL-WORLD PROBLEM SOLVING
MEDIA ADVISORY October 25, 2016 Contact: Kristin Dunay (781)-449-4010 x 104 [email protected] ENGAGED, EMPOWERED MINDS: USING BRAIN SCIENCE TO EDUCATE ETHICAL 21ST CENTURY CITIZENS AND PROBLEM SOLVERS WHAT: Mind, brain and developmental researchers have found that students who feel empowered and
Posted in News
Leave a comment