Learning and the Brain Blog
Here’s a good rule for research: if you believe something,...
Imagine how schools might be different if educators focused on...
I've been teaching for several centuries now. You'd think my...
At times, this blog explores big-picture hypotheticals -- the "what...
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This story might sound familiar: You attend a Learning and...
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Colorful diagrams might raise students' interest. What do those diagrams...
In schools, we want students to learn many topics: math,...
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We've seen enough research on retrieval practice to know: it...
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A surprising research finding to start your week: parachutes don't...
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Teachers have long gotten guidance that we should make our...
Learn Like a Pro: Science-Based Tools to Become Better at Anything by Barbara Oakley and Olav Schewe
With the school year starting in just a couple of...
When Daniel Willingham wrote Why Don't Students Like School, he accomplished...
Teachers like research-informed guidance because it offers a measure of...
I first published this blog post back in January. I've...
We've got good news and bad news. Good news: we've...