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Visual Thinking by Temple Grandin
Many of us think with words, solving problems and imagining scenarios by coding information verbally….
Making Room for Impact by Arran Hamilton, John Hattie, and...
Time to make time to teach effectively and efficiently by digging into your practice with…
Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
From the author of The Coddling of the American Mind, The Righteous Mind, and The…
Insight into a Bright Mind by Nicole Tetreault
Insight into a Bright Mind: A Neuroscientist’s Personal Stories of Unique Thinking is a profoundly…
The Neuroscience of You by Chantel Prat
What a blast! Despite diving into countless neuroscience introductions, this journey felt uniquely enjoyable, resonating…
Evolutionary Intelligence by Russell Neuman
I have recently been reviewing human-technology interactions with a team at Brookings, and it is…
Get It Done by Ayelet Fishbach
Over the last few months, I have been working with a student who is retaking…
Bright Kids Who Couldn’t Care Less by Ellen Braaten
In Bright Kids Who Couldn’t Care Less: How to Rekindle Your Child’s Motivation, Ellen Braaten…
Classroom Cognition Explained, or, Dual Coding Just Right
The Good News: research into cognitive science can be SPECTACULARLY USEFUL to teachers. (That’s why…