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Can Creativity Be Taught? What’s the Formula?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

My edutwitter feed has a lively debate about this question:...

Why Do Teachers Resist Research? And, Why Should We?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Let’s imagine that you show me research suggesting that students...

Fool Me Twice, Shame on Me
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

We often post about the unreliability of "brain training." Heck,...

The Joys (and Stresses) of Teacher/Neuroscientist Collaboration
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

In an ideal world, teachers and researchers collaborate to bring...

Two Swings, Two Misses: The New York Times on Education
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Two recent articles in the New York Times have gotten...

Big Hairy Audacious Education Proposal of the Month
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

John Medina's books have been a gateway drug for many...

Two Helpful Strategies to Lessen Exam Stresses
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Exam stress bothers many of our students. Sadly, it hinders...

Strategies that Backfire: Monitoring Screen Time
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Paradoxically, monitoring screen time for young children increases their screen...

Does Drawing a Simple Picture Benefit Memory?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

If a picture is worth 1000 words, how many words...

The Disordered Mind: What Unusual Brains Tell Us About Ourselves by Eric R. Kandel
Rebecca Gotlieb
Rebecca Gotlieb

One of the most complex unsolved mysteries in science is...

Spiders in Budapest: Deeper Understanding of the Brain
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

"Why can I forget what the capital of Hungary is,...

Dodging “Dodgy” Research: Strategies to Get Past Bunk
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

If we're going to rely on research to improve teaching...

Research Summary: The Best and Worst Highlighting Strategies
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Does highlighting help students learn? As is so often the...

Let’s Have More Fun with the Correlation/Causation Muddle
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

We've explored the relationship of correlation and causation before on...

“Wait Just a Minute!”: The Benefits of Procrastination?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

"A year from now, you'll wish you had started today."...

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