Education Conferences

cynics

Hope for Cynics by Jamil Zaki

Erik Jahner, PhD
by: Erik Jahner, PhD
Posted on: January 21, 2025

When I first picked up Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness by…

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“AHA!”: A Working Memory Story…

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: January 19, 2025

Teachers, students, people: we spend lots of our time figuring stuff out. Sometimes, we do that…

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Nerd Alert: Focusing on Definitions

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: January 12, 2025

You come to Learning and the Brain conferences — and to this blog — because…

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Finding a Framework for Trauma

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: January 5, 2025

Although education itself encourages detailed and nuanced understandings of complex ideas, the field of education…

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How to Reduce Mind-Wandering During Class

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: December 29, 2024

I recently wrote a series of posts about research into asking questions. As noted in the…

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Executive Functions “Debunked”?

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: December 22, 2024

As long as I’ve been in this field – heck, as long as I’ve been…

honesty

Honesty by Christian Miller

Erik Jahner, PhD
by: Erik Jahner, PhD
Posted on: December 18, 2024

At first glance, honesty might seem like a straightforward, even mundane topic. When I picked…

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Early Thoughts on A.I. Research in Schools

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: December 15, 2024

I hope that one of my strengths as a blogger is: I know what I…

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Teachers’ Professionalism: Are We Pilots or Architects?

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: December 8, 2024

I recently attended a (non-Learning-and-the-Brain) conference, and saw a thoughtful presentation that included a discussion of…

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The Benefits (and Perils) of Thinking Hard

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: December 1, 2024

Back in 2010, Professor Dan Willingham launched a movement with his now-classic book Why Don’t Students…