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Yearly Archives: 2017
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Montessori: The New Science behind the Century-Old Methodology (part II)
“Freedom in intellectual work is found to be the basis of internal discipline” (*Montessori, 1917/1965)….
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Out with the Old…
Articles about learning styles theory–including my own–typically focus on debunking the theory. This article, over…
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Memorable Beauty?
Over at Psychology Today, Nate Kornell speculates about the potential memory benefits of taking beautiful notes….
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The Reading Mind: A Cognitive Approach to Understanding How the...
Reading is a complex cognitive task. How is it that our minds are able to…
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Lightening the Cognitive Load
How should we manage working memory limitations in the classroom? Furtheredogogy has a handy post…
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(Mis)Understanding Educational Stats
Over at The Anova, Freddie deBoer has a knack for writing about statistical questions and…
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Montessori: The New Science behind a Century-Old Methodology (part I)
Maria Montessori described observing children in a traditional classroom as being tantamount to an entomologist…
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Oxytocin in Crisis
Oxytocin is often described as the “love hormone.” Apparently lots of oxtyocin is swirling around…
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Head Start: Getting To Yes
Loyal blog readers know that Austin Matte is our local expert on Head Start. To…