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Yearly Archives: 2018
New Research: Personal Best Goals (Might) Boost Learning
Some research-based suggestions for teaching require a lot of complex changes. (If you want to…
Bit by Bit, Putting It Together
Over at Teacherhead, Tom Sherrington has posted a form that teachers can use for lesson plans….
New Year, New Habits: More Learning!
When the school year starts back up in January, teachers would LOVE to use this…
A Festive Holiday Present for You
We don’t focus a lot on seasonal cues here at the blog, but… Given that…
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Escaping the “Inquiry vs. Direct Instruction” Debate
If you’d like to stir up a feisty argument at your next faculty meeting, lob…
Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World...
How often do you read in a deep and sustained way fully immersed, even transformed,…
Unambiguously Good News about Teens and Sleep
You read that right. I mean: it’s really good news about teens and sleep. We all…
When Multitasking Helps (And Why Teachers Should Discourage It Anyway)
We all know that multitasking is baaaaad. In fact, we all know that multitasking doesn’t…
Brain Research in Translation
Science relies on skepticism, so let’s ask a skeptical question: “Does it really benefit teachers…