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Enjoyment or Skill? The Case of Reading
Do we want our students to ENJOY math, or to BE SKILLED AT math? At…
Still Doubting My Doubts: The Case of PBL
Last week, I described my enduring concerns about “embodied cognition.” I’m not sure I understand the…
Doubting My Doubts; The Case of Gesture and Embodied Cognition
The more time I spend hearing “research-informed educational advice,” the more I worry about the enticing…
Revisiting the “Handwriting vs. Laptops” Debate: More Moving Goalposts
I don’t often repost articles, but I think this one deserves another look — for…
Goals, Failure, and Emotions: a Conceptual Framework
Researchers can provide guidance to teachers by looking at specific teaching practices. In last week’s…
“Learning from Mistakes” vs. “Learning from Explanations”
As I wrote last week, thinkers in edu-world often make strong claims at the expense…
“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…
“AHA!”: A Working Memory Story…
Teachers, students, people: we spend lots of our time figuring stuff out. Sometimes, we do that…
Nerd Alert: Focusing on Definitions
You come to Learning and the Brain conferences — and to this blog — because…
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