Education Conferences

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“Learning from Mistakes” vs. “Learning from Explanations”

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: February 9, 2025

As I wrote last week, thinkers in edu-world often make strong claims at the expense…

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“All People Learn the Same Way”: Exploring a Debate

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: February 2, 2025

Over on eX/Twitter, a debate has been raging — with all the subtlety and nuance…

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Difference Maker: Enacting Systems Theory in Biology Teaching, by Christian...

by: Guest Post
Posted on: January 26, 2025

Today’s book review is by Beth Hawks. Teaching Science is a Challenge Science classes cover…

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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…

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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…