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

I recently read a tweet asserting "the fact that cell...

Learning Without Borders: New Learning Pathways for all Students by Yong Zhao
Erik Jahner, PhD
Erik Jahner, PhD

In Learning Without Borders: New Learning Pathways for all Students,...

The Best Way to Take Class Notes
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Teachers often ask me: "how should my students take notes?"...

What is “Mind, Brain, Education”? Defining the Undefinable…
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Here at Learning and the Brain, we bring together psychology...

Changing the System: Where Do We Start?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

I recently spent two hours talking with a group of...

Understanding Adolescents: Emotion, Reason, and the Brain
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Kurt Fischer -- who helped create Learning and the Brain,...

Let’s Get Practical: Signaling a Growth Mindset
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Most teachers know about Mindset Theory: the idea that students' beliefs...

Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion by Wendy Suzuki
Erik Jahner, PhD
Erik Jahner, PhD

Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion...

How Do Experts Think?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Perhaps you've heard the saying: "To a hammer, everything looks...

Teachers’ Gestures Can Help Students Learn
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Over the years, I've written about the importance of "embodied...

Handwriting Improves Learning, Right?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Here’s a good rule for research: if you believe something,...

The Power of Making Thinking Visible: Practice to Engage and Empower all Learners by Ron Ritchhart and Mark Church
Rebecca Gotlieb
Rebecca Gotlieb

Imagine how schools might be different if educators focused on...

Why Don’t My High-School Students Just Follow My Advice?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

I've been teaching for several centuries now. You'd think my...

Let’s Get Practical: What Works Best in the Classroom?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

At times, this blog explores big-picture hypotheticals -- the "what...

How Can We Help Students Study Better? [Repost]
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

This story might sound familiar: You attend a Learning and...

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