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Have I Been Spectacularly Wrong for Years? New Research on...
Long-timer readers know my weakness. I’m usually an easy-going guy. But if you want to…
Meet the Keynotes: Stuart Shanker
What’s the difference between self-control and self-regulation? Dr. Stuart Shanker has written and thought about…
Meet the Keynotes: Chloé Valdary
“The Theory of Enchantment is a social-emotional learning program that teaches individuals how to develop…
“Rich” or “Bland”: Which Diagrams Helps Students Learn Deeply?
Colorful diagrams might raise students’ interest. What do those diagrams do for their learning? Continue reading
Meet the Keynotes: Mary Helen Immordino-Yang
If you’re as excited for our November conference as I am, you might want to…
“If I Want My Students to Learn Math, Should I...
We all agree, I suspect, that students should learn math. And reading. They should learn…
How Psychologists and Teachers Can Talk about Research Most Wisely
Dr. Neil Lewis thinks a lot about science communication: in fact, his appointment at Cornell is…
“Before You Change Your Teaching, Change Your Thinking”
When I attended my first Learning and the Brain conference, more than a decade ago,…
“Successive Relearning”: 1 + 1 = +10%
We know that “retrieval practice” helps students learn. We know that “spacing” does too. What happens when we combine those techniques? Continue reading
The Benefits of “Testing” Depend on the DEFINITION of “Testing.”...
Should we test our students or not? Researchers can answer that question only by defining “test” very precisely. Happily, we’ve got research on one kind of PRE-test that just might help students learn and understand. Continue reading