-
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Andrew Watson
Andrew began his classroom life as a high-school English teacher in 1988, and has been working in or near schools ever since. In 2008, Andrew began exploring the practical application of psychology and neuroscience in his classroom. In 2011, he earned his M. Ed. from the “Mind, Brain, Education” program at Harvard University. As President of “Translate the Brain,” Andrew now works with teachers, students, administrators, and parents to make learning easier and teaching more effective. He has presented at schools and workshops across the country; he also serves as an adviser to several organizations, including “The People’s Science.” Andrew is the author of "Learning Begins: The Science of Working Memory and Attention for the Classroom Teacher."
Tags
ADHD adolescence attention book review boundary conditions classroom advice conference speakers constructivism/direct instruction creativity desirable difficulty development dual coding education elementary school embodied cognition emotion evolution executive function 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
- Replication Studies: Validating Previous Findings in 2024-2025 - Editverse on Messy Science: How to Prepare Students for the Real World...
- What is a “Growth Mindset”? | Tech, Enterprising Architecture, and Related Topics on The Rise and Fall and Rise of Growth Mindset
- Phenomenological Studies: Exploring Lived Experiences in 2024-2025 on Why We Forget and How to Remember Better by Dr....
- Demystifying the concept of deep work – Gyfted on The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World by...
- The Jigsaw Advantage: Should Students Puzzle It Out? [Repost] |Education & Teacher Conferences on Getting Bossy about Jigsaws; “Don’t Fence Us In”
ABOUT THE BLOG
![AdobeStock_220309711_Credit](https://www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AdobeStock_220309711_Credit-768x512.jpg)
The Best Teaching Advice We’ve Got
I’m on my annual vacation during this month, so I’ll be posting some articles that…
![Success Graph](https://www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Success-Graph-768x576.jpg)
It’s All in the Timing: Improving Study Skills with Just-Right...
Some research-based teaching advice requires complex rethinking of our work. For instance: We know that…
![Student Writing](https://www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Student-Writing-768x576.jpg)
An Amazingly Simple Way to Help Struggling Students (with Potential...
Imagine that you work at a school where these students consistently struggle compared to those students. As…
![Blueberries](https://www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Blueberries-768x576.jpg)
“It’s Good for the Brain!”: The Perils of Pollution, the...
When I talk with teachers about psychology and neuroscience research, I frequently get a question…
![Primary Students w Books](https://www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Primary-Students-w-Books-768x576.jpg)
Getting the Order Just Right: When to “Generate,” When to...
When teachers get advice from psychology and neuroscience, we start by getting individual bits of…
![Boy at Track Start](https://www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Boy-at-Track-Start-768x576.jpg)
The Bruce Willis Method: Catching Up Post-Covid
In the third Die Hard movie, Brue Willis and his unexpected partner Samuel L. Jackson need…
![Enthusiastic Teacher](https://www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Enthusiastic-Teacher-768x576.jpg)
Does a Teacher’s Enthusiasm Improve Learning?
Sometimes research confirms our prior beliefs. Sometimes it contradicts those beliefs. And sometimes, research adds…
![Tree Wind](https://www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Tree-Wind-768x576.jpg)
When Analogies Go Wrong: The Benefits of Stress?
An amazing discovery becomes an inspiring analogy: Researchers at BioSphere 2 noticed a bizarre series…
![Taking Notes](https://www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Taking-Notes-768x576.jpg)
Handwritten Notes or Laptop Notes: A Skeptic Converted?
Here’s a practical question: should our students take notes by hand, or on laptops? If…
![Walden Pond](https://www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Walden-Pond-768x576.jpg)
Too Good to Be True? “Even Short Nature Walks Improve...
Good news makes me nervous. More precisely: if I want to believe a research finding, I…