A graphic of two heads facing each other in conversation: one with a lightbulb inside, the other with a question mark.

“All People Learn the Same Way”: Exploring a Debate

Over on eX/Twitter, a debate has been raging — with all the subtlety and nuance…



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Difference Maker: Enacting Systems Theory in Biology Teaching, by Christian...

Today’s book review is by Beth Hawks. Teaching Science is a Challenge Science classes cover…



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Hope for Cynics by Jamil Zaki

When I first picked up Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness by…



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“AHA!”: A Working Memory Story…

Teachers, students, people: we spend lots of our time figuring stuff out. Sometimes, we do that…



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Nerd Alert: Focusing on Definitions

You come to Learning and the Brain conferences — and to this blog — because…



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Finding a Framework for Trauma

Although education itself encourages detailed and nuanced understandings of complex ideas, the field of education…



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