Education & Teacher Conferences – Page 40 Skip to main content

Learning and the Brain Blog

The Fear Factor: How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths, and Everyone In-between by Abigail Marsh
Rebecca Gotlieb
Rebecca Gotlieb

Abigail Marsh’s 2017 book , reviews research by her and...

Using and Misusing Averages: The Benefits of Music?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

The "10 Minute Rule" tells us that people can't pay...

Live Theater Boosts Student Knowledge and Tolerance
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Question: What's the most potentially misleading kind of research? Answer:...

Teenagers, Hormones, and Other Stubborn Myths
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

There's a short video about adolescence making the rounds on...

The Best Length of Time for a Class
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

I met yesterday with several thoughtful teachers who had resonant...

Is It Time to Re-Re-Think Mindset Research?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Despite lots of mindset doubts, we have good reasons --...

Can Quick Exercise Breaks Energize Young Students?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

According to recent research, quick exercise breaks don't distract younger...

Does Hands-On Learning Benefit Science Students?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

In a recent study, hands-on learning and other inquiry strategies...

Research on Note-Taking: A Teachable Skill
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Over at the Cult of Pedagogy, Jennifer Gonzalez has a...

The Best Way to Read? Paper vs. Screens
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

The "paper vs. screens" debate has a clear winner: in...

Video: Stress and Memory
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

The folks over at TedEd have posted an excellent video...

The Self-Control Paradox: Resistance is (Often) Futile
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

The "self-control paradox" leads to a surprise. We shouldn't help...

Twice Exceptional: Supporting and Educating Bright and Creative Students With Learning Difficulties by Scott Barry Kaufman
Rebecca Gotlieb
Rebecca Gotlieb

Students who have both exceptional talents and learning difficulties have...

Do We Actually Know What We Think We Know?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Teachers trust research when several studies reach the same result....

Sad News
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

  Like so many who study psychology, we at LatB...

1 38 39 40 41 42 59