Learning and the Brain Blog
Imagine how schools might be different if educators focused on...
I've been teaching for several centuries now. You'd think my...
At times, this blog explores big-picture hypotheticals -- the "what...
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This story might sound familiar: You attend a Learning and...
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Colorful diagrams might raise students' interest. What do those diagrams...
In schools, we want students to learn many topics: math,...
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We've seen enough research on retrieval practice to know: it...
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A surprising research finding to start your week: parachutes don't...
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Teachers have long gotten guidance that we should make our...
Learn Like a Pro: Science-Based Tools to Become Better at Anything by Barbara Oakley and Olav Schewe
With the school year starting in just a couple of...
When Daniel Willingham wrote Why Don't Students Like School, he accomplished...
Teachers like research-informed guidance because it offers a measure of...
I first published this blog post back in January. I've...
We've got good news and bad news. Good news: we've...
Even before the increase in mental health challenges caused by...