Tags
ADHD adolescence attention autism book review boundary conditions classroom advice conference speakers constructivism/direct instruction creativity desirable difficulty development dual coding elementary school embodied cognition emotion evolution exercise experts and novices gender high school homework intelligence long-term memory math methodology middle school mind-wandering mindfulness Mindset motivation neuromyths neuroscience online learning parents psychology reading retrieval practice self-control skepticism sleep STEM stress technology working memoryRecent Comments
- "All People Learn the Same Way": Exploring a Debate |Education & Teacher Conferences on The Goldilocks Map by Andrew Watson
- URL on Difference Maker: Enacting Systems Theory in Biology Teaching, by Christian...
- URL on The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World by...
- Celular na Escola: novas regras transformam o ambiente de ensino - O Mundo no Seu Bolso on Cell Phones in the Classroom: Expected (and Unexpected) Effects
- Is "Cell Phone Addiction" Really a Thing? |Education & Teacher Conferences on Laptop Notes or Handwritten Notes? Even the New York Times...
ABOUT THE BLOG

A Smartphone Has, and Is, a Mirror Function
A recently published study looks at the role that ADULTS play in their children’s phone…

Hidden Brilliance by Lynn Kern Koegel & Claire LaZebnik
As parents and educators, we often find ourselves trying to mold children into the expectations…

Again with the Questions (Second of a Series)
Three weeks ago, I started a short series of blog posts about asking questions. After…

The Great Exam Debate: A Conversation with a Colleague
A colleague recently reached out to ask me about research into the benefits and perils…

Do Gestures Improve Learning? Baby Steps Toward a Conclusion
The idea that “gestures improve learning” has be increasingly popular in recent years. I first…