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The Bruce Willis Method: Catching Up Post-Covid [Reposted]
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Because of Covid, our students have fallen behind. How can...

Do Classroom Decorations Distract Students? A Story in 4 Parts… [Reposted]
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

As we prepare for the upcoming school year, how should...

Remembering and Forgetting in the Age of Technology by Michelle Miller
Erik Jahner, PhD
Erik Jahner, PhD

The cognition of remembering and forgetting is central to our...

Is “Cell Phone Addiction” Really a Thing? [Reposted]
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

A well-known Education Twitter personality claimed that "cell phones are...

The Best Teaching Advice We’ve Got
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

I'm on my annual vacation during this month, so I'll...

It’s All in the Timing: Improving Study Skills with Just-Right Reminders
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Some research-based teaching advice requires complex rethinking of our work....

An Amazingly Simple Way to Help Struggling Students (with Potential Controversy)
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Imagine that you work at a school where these students consistently...

The Power of Us by Dominic Packer and Jay Van Bavel
Erik Jahner, PhD
Erik Jahner, PhD

The broad use of social media, internet search engines, personalized...

“It’s Good for the Brain!”: The Perils of Pollution, the Benefits of Blueberries
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

When I talk with teachers about psychology and neuroscience research,...

Getting the Order Just Right: When to “Generate,” When to “Retrieve”?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

When teachers get advice from psychology and neuroscience, we start...

The Bruce Willis Method: Catching Up Post-Covid
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

In the third Die Hard movie, Brue Willis and his unexpected...

Does a Teacher’s Enthusiasm Improve Learning?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Sometimes research confirms our prior beliefs. Sometimes it contradicts those...

When Analogies Go Wrong: The Benefits of Stress?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

An amazing discovery becomes an inspiring analogy: Researchers at BioSphere...

Failure to Disrupt by Justin Reich
Erik Jahner, PhD
Erik Jahner, PhD

Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can't Transform Education is...

Handwritten Notes or Laptop Notes: A Skeptic Converted?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Here’s a practical question: should our students take notes by...

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