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Attention Span by Gloria Mark

In our world we now spend over 10 hours a day in front of screens;…



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Do Classroom Decorations Distract Students? A Story in 4 Parts…...

As we prepare for the upcoming school year, how should we think about decorating our…



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Do Classroom Decorations Distract Students? A Story in 4 Parts…

Teacher training programs often encourage us to brighten our classrooms with lively, colorful, personal, and…



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How to Capture Students’ Attention for Online Readings (tl;dr)

When do students focus while reading online? When do they lose focusĀ and let their minds…



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The 10-Minute Rule: Is The Lecture Dead?

The “10-minute rule” offers teachers practical guidance. It typically sounds something like this: If students…



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The Best Length of Time for a Class [Repost]

Quite consistently, this post has been among the most searched for and most popular on…



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Where Should Students Study?

My teachers told me to study in the library. What does today’s research say? Continue reading



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“How We Learn”: Wise Teaching Guidance from a Really Brainy...

How We Learn, by Stanislas Dehaene, offers a rich and fascinating look at human brains, their ways of learning, and the best ways to teach them. Continue reading



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Should Students Exercise DURING Learning? A Twitter Debate Rages…

Does exercise DURING learning help students? Twitter knows the answer to the question quite confidently. Research on the topic, however, invites us to be both cautious and optimistic. Continue reading



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Does Music Training Help Us Pay Attention?

We can’t improve our students working memory. But, recent research from Chile suggests that music training might benefit one part of our attention system. Continue reading



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