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The 10-Minute Rule: Is The Lecture Dead?
The "10-minute rule" offers teachers practical guidance. It typically sounds...
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To Grade or Not to Grade: Should Retrieval Practice Quizzes Be Scored?
We've seen enough research on retrieval practice to know: it...
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What (and Why) Should Students Memorize? Confidence and Fluency for the Win
In our profession, memorization has gotten a bad name. The word...
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Prior Knowledge: Building the Right Floor [Updated]
Researchers can demonstrate that some core knowledge is essential for...
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Game on? Brain On!: The Surprising Relationship between Play and Gray (Matter) by Lindsay Portnoy
Game on? Brain On!: The Surprising Relationship between Play and...
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Assembling the Big Classroom Picture
The last 20 years have brought about powerful new ways...
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Retrieval Practice and Metacognition: What and How Do Students Think about This Powerful Learning Strategy?
Ask almost anyone in Learning and the Brain world, they'll...
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“Kids These Days!”: A (Partial) Defense of Ignorance and Distractibility
You've seen the videos. An earnest reporter wielding a microphone...
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When Evidence Conflicts with Teachers’ Experience
Here's an interesting question: do students -- on average -- benefit...
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“Soft” vs. “Hard” Skills: Which Create a Stronger Foundation?
As teachers, should we focus on our students' understanding of...
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I’m Not Excited, YOU’RE Excited (OK: I’m Excited)
I've been going to Learning and the Brain conferences since...
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Teachers vs Tech?: The Case for an Ed Tech Revolution by Daisy Christodoulou
The dramatically increased reliance on technology to support students’ learning...
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Does MOVEMENT Help LEARNING?
In the exaggerated stereotype of an obsessively traditional classroom, students...
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“Students Switch Their Screens Every 19 Seconds.” Sort Of…
I recently read an arresting claim: when students have web...
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