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How Teaching Happens by Paul Paul Kirschner, Carl Hendrick, and...
Who would have thought that a book about teaching could begin with a discussion of…
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Oops, Twitter Did It Again: Creativity and the “Positive Manifold”
I’ve written before that edu-Twitter can be a great help to teachers. I myself regularly…
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Have I Been Spectacularly Wrong for Years, Part 2 [Removed...
On Sunday of this week, I published my response to my interview with Dr. Morgan…
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The Best Place to Study…Depends on the Goal
A wise friend recently asked a question that goes something like this: Research shows that…
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