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Learning How to Learn: Optimists and Realists
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

In schools, optimism helps teachers a lot. At the beginning...

Introducing “Schema Theory”
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

In the last few years, I've increasingly wondered if "schema...

Should students “teach” other students?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

You will often hear about an exciting strategy to help students...

How Teaching Happens by Paul Paul Kirschner, Carl Hendrick, and Jim Heal
Erik Jahner, PhD
Erik Jahner, PhD

Who would have thought that a book about teaching could...

Oops, Twitter Did It Again: Creativity and the “Positive Manifold”
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

I’ve written before that edu-Twitter can be a great help...

Have I Been Spectacularly Wrong for Years, Part 2 [Removed 6/14/23]
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

On Sunday of this week, I published my response to...

The Best Place to Study…Depends on the Goal
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

A wise friend recently asked a question that goes something...

Should Teachers Explain or Demonstrate?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

If I were a chess teacher, I would want my...

Book Review: Teaching Secondary Science, by Adam Boxer
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Let's start by making this simple: First: You should absolutely...

Outsmart Your Brain by Daniel Willingham
Erik Jahner, PhD
Erik Jahner, PhD

Aligning with my work in this area, Daniel Willingham's influential...

The Potential Benefits of Doodling and Chatting
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

This post will cover two topics simultaneously. First, I'm going...

Have I Been Spectacularly Wrong for Years? Part 1
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Over the years, I’ve used this blog to make several...

Is Teaching Golf Like Teaching Algebra?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

My work in this field starts with a simple logical...

“You Can Find Research that Proves Anything”
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Sometimes teachers hear about research that SUPPORTS our current beliefs...

Zero to Birth by William Harris
Erik Jahner, PhD
Erik Jahner, PhD

No two human brains are the same – but, the...

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