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Monthly Archives: August 2017
Lefty or Righty?
You’ve surely heard about students being left-brained or right-brained. And: you’ve probably heard that this…
How Best to Take Notes: A Public Service Announcement
The school year is beginning, and so you’re certainly seeing many (MANY) articles about the debate…
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst...
Humans are capable of horrifying aggression, dehumanization, destruction, and violence and at the same time…
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Online K-12 Schools
The upcoming Learning and the Brain Conference (Boston, November) will focus on “Merging Minds and…
Promoting Motivation?
Over at 3 Star Learning Experiences, Kirschner and Neelan are skeptical about research into academic…
The Battle of the Sexes, in Headlines
Two articles jumped out at me today because of the illustrative way they clash with…
Cell Phones in the Classroom: Expected (and Unexpected) Effects
Quick! Where’s your cell phone? Now that I’ve got your attention: what effect does the…
Emotional Intelligence: Teachers’ Perspectives
The National Network of State Teachers of the Year has released a report on teaching…
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I’ll be on vacation during the month of August; in fact, I’ll be out of…
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