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The Best Length of Time for a Class [Repost]

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...

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]

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]

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)

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

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?

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)

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!

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

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What’s the Ideal Size for Online Discussion Groups?

We’re all learning lots about online teaching these days: new software (Zoom), new vocabulary (“asynchronous”),…