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Can We Improve Our Students’ Executive Function? Will That Help...

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: September 1, 2020

New research suggests that the right kind of Executive Function training just might help struggling readers. Continue reading →

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The Best Length of Time for a Class [Repost]

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: August 25, 2020

Quite consistently, this post has been among the most searched for and most popular on…

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Laptop Notes or Handwritten Notes? Even the New York Times...

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: August 18, 2020

Which helps students learn more: handwritten notes, or laptop notes? The best-known research on the subject might surprise you… Continue reading →

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Growing Mindsets in Argentina? [Repost]

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: August 11, 2020

A study with 12th graders in Argentina highlights an important message about Growth Mindset: doing one thing once is unlikely to have much of an effect. Continue reading →

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Obsessed with Working Memory [Reposted]

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: August 4, 2020

I’m on vacation for the month of August, and so we’ll be reposting some of…

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Deliberate Practice Doesn’t Align with Schooling (Well: Not Precisely)

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: July 28, 2020

Anders Ericsson’s model of “deliberate practice” offers wise guidance in creating expertise. But, it might not apply to the work that teachers do in schools every day… Continue reading →

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Mind in Motion: How Action Shapes Thought by Barbara Tversky

Rebecca Gotlieb
by: Rebecca Gotlieb
Posted on: July 25, 2020

Mind in Motion: How Action Shapes Thought is the recent book by Barbara Tversky, an emerita…

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Retrieval Practice is GREAT. Can We Make It Better?

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: July 15, 2020

Retrieval practice and common sense add up to a winning combination. Which means: they help students remember more. Continue reading →

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Executive Function Isn’t What You Think It Is (Maybe)

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: July 9, 2020

As a soccer coach, I want my students to get better at soccer. As an English…

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What’s Better than Attention? Attention + LEARNING!

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: July 1, 2020

We know that exercise breaks help young students pay attention. Do those breaks help older students pay attention, AND LEARN? Continue reading →