Tags
ADHD adolescence attention autism book review book reviews boundary conditions classroom advice conference speakers constructivism/direct instruction creativity desirable difficulty development dual coding elementary school embodied cognition emotion evolution exercise experts and novices gender high school homework intelligence long-term memory math methodology middle school mindfulness Mindset motivation neuromyths neuroscience online learning parents psychology reading retrieval practice self-control skepticism sleep STEM stress technology working memoryRecent Comments
- Book Club Materials for Just Tell Them – Education Rickshaw - Metro Health News on Just Tell Them: The Power of Explanations and Explicit Teaching...
- How to Present at a Conference... |Education & Teacher Conferences on Enjoyment or Skill? The Case of Reading
- How to Present at a Conference... |Education & Teacher Conferences on Do *Goals* Motivate Students? How about *Feedback*?
- Roberta on Seriously: What Motivates Teachers to Be Funny?
- Revisiting the "Handwriting vs. Laptops" Debate: More Moving Goalposts |Education & Teacher Conferences on Handwritten Notes or Laptop Notes: A Skeptic Converted?
ABOUT THE BLOG

“Embodied Cognition” in Action: Using Gestures to Teach Science
Here’s a topic that has gotten lots of enthusiastic attention in recent years: embodied cognition….

Why We Forget and How to Remember Better by Dr....
Why We Forget and How to Remember Better by Dr. Andrew E. Budson and Dr….

Getting the Principles Just Right: Classroom Decoration
The benefits of classroom decoration seem intuitive. After all, we decorate our homes in order…

Getting the Details Just Right: “Pre-questions”
Teachers, of course, ask students questions. ALL THE TIME with the questions. We ask questions…
Posted in L&B Blog
Leave a comment

Getting the Details Just Right: Highlighting
Because the school year starts right now, I’m using this month’s blog posts to give…