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Cell Phones in the Classroom: Expected (and Unexpected) Effects
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Quick! Where's your cell phone? Now that I've got your...

Emotional Intelligence: Teachers’ Perspectives
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

The National Network of State Teachers of the Year has...

Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

I'll be on vacation during the month of August; in...

Helping Students Study Well: The Missing Plank in the Bridge?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Ok: you've taught your students a particular topic, and you've...

How to Lie with Graphs
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

A handy video from Ted Education gives some pointers on...

“One Size Fits All” Rarely Fits
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

If you attend Learning and the Brain conferences, or read...

Rates of ADHD Diagnosis: Age, Gender, and Race
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Dr. David Rabiner offers a helpful summary of trends in...

Chocolate and Cocoa Help You Learn, Right?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

What's not to love? The photo shows a mug of cocoa,...

Memory Training That Really (Sort of) Works
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Imagine yourself following a route that you know quite well:...

Bold Moves for Schools: How We Create Remarkable Learning Environments by Heidi Hayes Jacob and Marie Hubley Alcock
Rebecca Gotlieb
Rebecca Gotlieb

Today’s learners have different needs than those of yesterday. Educators...

Interrupting Skilled Students
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Here's a sentence that won't surprise you: practice typically makes...

A Tale of Two Analyses
Lindsay Clements
Lindsay Clements

For researchers and research-readers alike, the data analysis portion of...

Dangerous Authenticity?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Here's an odd question: is it ever a bad idea...

Regions or Networks, Take 2
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Just yesterday, I posted some thoughts about "thinking both-ily"; that...

Brain Regions or Brain Networks?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Here's an odd brain theory to start off your day:...

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