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More Thoughts on Gender Differences
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Regular readers of this blog know that I'm a skeptic...

Decisions, Decisions: Helping Students with Complex Reasoning
Lindsay Clements
Lindsay Clements

Most of us have heard the adage about the two...

The Effect of Alcohol on Learning…
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

...might not be what you'd expect. My prediction would have...

Innovating Minds: Rethinking Creativity to Inspire Change by Wilma Koutstaal and Jonathan Binks
Rebecca Gotlieb
Rebecca Gotlieb

How can creativity and innovation give rise to positive changes...

Criticizing Critical Thinking
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Over at Newsweek, Alexander Nazaryan wants to vex you. Here's...

Lighten the Load
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

You'd like an 8 page summary of Cognitive Load Theory,...

How Best to Count
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Should young children count on their fingers when learning math?...

Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Here on the blog, we write a lot about desirable...

Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Like you, the Effortful Educator knows that retrieval practice benefits...

Lefty or Righty?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

You've surely heard about students being left-brained or right-brained. And:...

How Best to Take Notes: A Public Service Announcement
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

The school year is beginning, and so you're certainly seeing...

Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert M. Sapolsky
Rebecca Gotlieb
Rebecca Gotlieb

Humans are capable of horrifying aggression, dehumanization, destruction, and violence...

Online K-12 Schools
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

The upcoming Learning and the Brain Conference (Boston, November) will...

Promoting Motivation?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Over at 3 Star Learning Experiences, Kirschner and Neelan are...

Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Two articles jumped out at me today because of the...

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