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Questions, Questions (First of a Series)
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Experts, Expertise, and Teachers (and Students!)
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Rewired by Carl Marci
In Rewired: Protecting Your Brain in the Digital Age, Dr. Carl D. Marci takes readers…
Do Fidget Spinners Help Children with ADHD?
Good news: cognitive science research can be SPECTACULARLY useful in guiding and informing teachers. Less…
Attention Contagion in the “Real World”: Plato was Right!
I’m always grateful to have research guidance for my classroom work, but I have to…
Retrieval Practice “In the Wild”: Lots of Good News
Last year at this time, I summarized an ENORMOUS meta-analysis about retrieval practice. The reassuring…