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Collaborative Learning and Working Memory Overload: Good News or Bad?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Consider the following paradox: Teachers need to give students instructions --...

The Dangers of “The Big Ask”: In Defense of Stubborn (?) Teachers
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Let's face it: teaching is hard. I've been a classroom teacher...

“Embodied Cognition” in Action: Using Gestures to Teach Science
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Here's a topic that has gotten lots of enthusiastic attention...

Why We Forget and How to Remember Better by Dr. Andrew E. Budson & Dr. Elizabeth A. Kensinger
Erik Jahner, PhD
Erik Jahner, PhD

Why We Forget and How to Remember Better by Dr....

Getting the Principles Just Right: Classroom Decoration
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

The benefits of classroom decoration seem intuitive. After all, we...

Getting the Details Just Right: “Pre-questions”
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Teachers, of course, ask students questions. ALL THE TIME with...

Getting the Details Just Right: Highlighting
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Because the school year starts right now, I'm using this...

Getting the Details Just Right: Retrieval Practice
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

As we gear up for the start of a new...

The Good Life by Robert Waldinger & Marc Schulz
Erik Jahner, PhD
Erik Jahner, PhD

The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study...

Using “Worked Examples” in Mathematics Instruction: a New Meta-Analysis
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Should teachers lets students figure out mathematical ideas and processes...

“Teaching” Helps Students Learn: New Research
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Not even two months ago, I admitted my skepticism about...

My Detective Adventure: “VR Will Transform Education” [Reposted]
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Our blogger is off this week. He asked us to...

The Unexpected Problem with Learning Styles Theory [Reposted]
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Our blogger will be taking the first two weeks of...

Open Classroom Plans: The Effects on Reading
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

I've written frequently over the years about the effects of...

Psych by Paul Bloom
Erik Jahner, PhD
Erik Jahner, PhD

I should have known better! I was expecting just another...

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