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Yearly Archives: 2017
The Effect of Alcohol on Learning…
…might not be what you’d expect. My prediction would have been that if I have…
Innovating Minds: Rethinking Creativity to Inspire Change by Wilma Koutstaal...
How can creativity and innovation give rise to positive changes in ourselves and the world…
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Criticizing Critical Thinking
Over at Newsweek, Alexander Nazaryan wants to vex you. Here’s a sample: Only someone who…
Lighten the Load
You’d like an 8 page summary of Cognitive Load Theory, written in plain English for…
How Best to Count
Should young children count on their fingers when learning math? You can find strong opinions…
Resources for “Desirable Difficulties”
Here on the blog, we write a lot about desirable difficulties: that elusive middle ground…
Finding Inspiration for Retrieval Practice
Like you, the Effortful Educator knows that retrieval practice benefits learning. But: how to get…
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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