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The Pattern Seekers: How Autism Drives Human Invention by Simon...
Cambridge University professor of psychology and psychiatry, Simon Baron-Cohen, recently published The Pattern Seekers: How…
Introducing “Interteaching” (Works Online Too!)
Have you heard of “interteaching” before? Me neither. The headlines for this blog sound like…
The Rise and Fall and Rise of Growth Mindset
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Should teachers welcome students to the classroom with elaborate individual handshakes? Or — in these…
The 10-Minute Rule: Is The Lecture Dead?
The “10-minute rule” offers teachers practical guidance. It typically sounds something like this: If students…