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The Bruce Willis Method: Catching Up Post-Covid [Reposted]
Because of Covid, our students have fallen behind. How can we help them “catch up”?…
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Do Classroom Decorations Distract Students? A Story in 4 Parts…...
As we prepare for the upcoming school year, how should we think about decorating our…
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Remembering and Forgetting in the Age of Technology by Michelle...
The cognition of remembering and forgetting is central to our lives and our intellectual valuation…
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Is “Cell Phone Addiction” Really a Thing? [Reposted]
A well-known Education Twitter personality claimed that “cell phones are as addictive as drugs.” Are…
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The Best Teaching Advice We’ve Got
I’m on my annual vacation during this month, so I’ll be posting some articles that…
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It’s All in the Timing: Improving Study Skills with Just-Right...
Some research-based teaching advice requires complex rethinking of our work. For instance: We know that…
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An Amazingly Simple Way to Help Struggling Students (with Potential...
Imagine that you work at a school where these students consistently struggle compared to those students. As…