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Escaping the “Inquiry vs. Direct Instruction” Debate

If you’d like to stir up a feisty argument at your next faculty meeting, lob…

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Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World...

How often do you read in a deep and sustained way fully immersed, even transformed,…

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Unambiguously Good News about Teens and Sleep

You read that right. I mean: it’s really good news about teens and sleep. We all…

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When Multitasking Helps (And Why Teachers Should Discourage It Anyway)

We all know that multitasking is baaaaad. In fact, we all know that multitasking doesn’t…

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Brain Research in Translation

Science relies on skepticism, so let’s ask a skeptical question: “Does it really benefit teachers…

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“We Can No Longer Ignore Evidence about Human Development”

The more teachers learn about neuroscience and psychology, the more we admire Dr. Mary Helen…

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Why Do Choices Interfere with Your Learning?

At times, choices might help motivate students. However, at other times, choices harm learning. When we distinguish between the two, we help our students. Continue reading

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US vs UK: Edutwitter Styles

If you follow education debates on Twitter, you may have noticed stark differences in tone…

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10,000 People Talk About Sleep and Cognition

Most of the research studies I read include a few tens of people. Sixty or…