Tags
ADHD adolescence attention autism book review boundary conditions classroom advice conference speakers constructivism/direct instruction creativity desirable difficulty development dual coding elementary school embodied cognition emotion evolution exercise experts and novices gender high school homework intelligence long-term memory math methodology middle school mind-wandering mindfulness Mindset motivation neuromyths neuroscience online learning parents psychology reading retrieval practice self-control skepticism sleep STEM stress technology working memoryRecent Comments
- "All People Learn the Same Way": Exploring a Debate |Education & Teacher Conferences on The Goldilocks Map by Andrew Watson
- URL on Difference Maker: Enacting Systems Theory in Biology Teaching, by Christian...
- URL on The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World by...
- Celular na Escola: novas regras transformam o ambiente de ensino - O Mundo no Seu Bolso on Cell Phones in the Classroom: Expected (and Unexpected) Effects
- Is "Cell Phone Addiction" Really a Thing? |Education & Teacher Conferences on Laptop Notes or Handwritten Notes? Even the New York Times...
ABOUT THE BLOG
Category Archives: L&B Blog
Why Do Teachers Resist Research? And, Why Should We?
Let’s imagine that you show me research suggesting that students remember the words they draw…
Fool Me Twice, Shame on Me
We often post about the unreliability of “brain training.” Heck, even though I live in…
The Joys (and Stresses) of Teacher/Neuroscientist Collaboration
In an ideal world, teachers and researchers collaborate to bring out the best in each…
Two Swings, Two Misses: The New York Times on Education
Two recent articles in the New York Times have gotten lots of teacherly attention. What’s…
Big Hairy Audacious Education Proposal of the Month
John Medina’s books have been a gateway drug for many a brain-focused teacher. (Like so…
Two Helpful Strategies to Lessen Exam Stresses
Exam stress bothers many of our students. Sadly, it hinders students from lower socio-economic status…
Strategies that Backfire: Monitoring Screen Time
Paradoxically, monitoring screen time for young children increases their screen usage. A better strategy: modeling the behavior we want to see. Continue reading
Does Drawing a Simple Picture Benefit Memory?
If a picture is worth 1000 words, how many words is drawing a picture worth?…
Spiders in Budapest: Deeper Understanding of the Brain
“Why can I forget what the capital of Hungary is, but not that I’m afraid…
Dodging “Dodgy” Research: Strategies to Get Past Bunk
If we’re going to rely on research to improve teaching — that’s why you’re here,…