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Should Teachers Explain or Demonstrate?

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: May 28, 2023

If I were a chess teacher, I would want my newbies to understand … ……

Book Cover for Adam Boxer's Teaching Secondary Science: A copmlete guide.

Book Review: Teaching Secondary Science, by Adam Boxer

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: May 21, 2023

Let’s start by making this simple: First: You should absolutely buy Adam Boxer’s Teaching Secondary…

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Outsmart Your Brain by Daniel Willingham

Erik Jahner, PhD
by: Erik Jahner, PhD
Posted on: May 18, 2023

Aligning with my work in this area, Daniel Willingham’s influential insights have greatly contributed to…

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The Potential Benefits of Doodling and Chatting

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: May 14, 2023

This post will cover two topics simultaneously. First, I’m going to describe recent research into…

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Have I Been Spectacularly Wrong for Years? Part 1

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: May 7, 2023

Over the years, I’ve used this blog to make several persistent arguments. One of those…

Little boy blowing golf ball into hole.

Is Teaching Golf Like Teaching Algebra?

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: April 30, 2023

My work in this field starts with a simple logical argument: A: Learning happens in…

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“You Can Find Research that Proves Anything”

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: April 24, 2023

Sometimes teachers hear about research that SUPPORTS our current beliefs and teaching practice. Honestly, that…

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Zero to Birth by William Harris

Erik Jahner, PhD
by: Erik Jahner, PhD
Posted on: April 23, 2023

No two human brains are the same – but, the developmental process that leads to…

A conceptual image of a brain, falsely suggesting that the left hemisphere is computational and the right hemisphere is artistic

Read This Post with Your Right Brain First…

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: April 16, 2023

My Twitter feed is suddenly awash with one of those “how does your brain?” work…

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You Should Not (or Should) Let Your Students Take Pictures...

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: April 9, 2023

Back in October, I wrote a blog post about a surprise: it turns out that…