“Students Simply Cannot Improve”: Handwritten Notes vs. Laptop Notes

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: July 28, 2024

I disagree with the title of this blog post. I believe students CAN improve at…

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A Skeptic Converted? The Benefits of Narrative

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: July 21, 2024

Let’s imagine that I tell you about a cool new research finding: singing helps students learn!…

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Visual Thinking by Temple Grandin

Erik Jahner, PhD
by: Erik Jahner, PhD
Posted on: July 18, 2024

Many of us think with words, solving problems and imagining scenarios by coding information verbally….

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The Rare Slam Dunk? Blue Light Before Bed

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: July 14, 2024

I spend A LOT of time on this blog debunking “research-based” certainties. No, handwriting isn’t…

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When Experience Contradicts Research: The Problem with Certainty

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: July 7, 2024

A friend recently told me about his classroom experience using mindfulness to promote thoughtful and…

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Should Students Annotate Their Texts? A Research Perspective

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: June 30, 2024

A few years ago, I visited an English Department meeting at a well-known high school….

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Making Room for Impact by Arran Hamilton, John Hattie, and...

Erik Jahner, PhD
by: Erik Jahner, PhD
Posted on: June 24, 2024

Time to make time to teach effectively and efficiently by digging into your practice with…

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Summer Plans: How Best to Use the Next Few Weeks

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: June 23, 2024

The summer stretches before you like a beach of relaxing joy. With a guilty-pleasure novel…

The Best Ways to Use ‘One-Pagers’

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: June 16, 2024

In recent years, our field has seen a great increase in ‘one-pagers’: handy summaries of…

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Piece-by-Piece PowerPoint: Exploring the “Dynamic Drawing Principle”

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: June 9, 2024

The plan for this blog post: First: I’ll describe a particular teaching practice — one…