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Graphic Disorganizers; or, When Should Teachers Decorate Handouts?

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

Teachers regularly face competing goals. For instance: On the one hand — obviously — we…

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To Insta or Not to Insta: That Is the Memory...

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: March 31, 2024

Here in the US, we’re having something of a national debate about the benefits/harms of…

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I Am a Doctrinaire Extremist; S/he Is a Thoughtful Moderate

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: March 24, 2024

I recently had an email exchange with an educational thinker and leader who has spent…

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The Neuroscience of You by Chantel Prat

Erik Jahner, PhD
by: Erik Jahner, PhD
Posted on: March 21, 2024

What a blast! Despite diving into countless neuroscience introductions, this journey felt uniquely enjoyable, resonating…

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Does Mind-Wandering Harm Learning?

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: March 17, 2024

If you teach children for several hours a day, you just know that sometimes they’re…

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“Writing By Hand Fosters Neural Connections…”

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: March 10, 2024

Imagine this conversation that you and I might have: ANDREW: The fastest way to drive…

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Weather Forecasting and Cognitive Science

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: March 3, 2024

I live in Boston, and we just had an ENORMOUS snow storm. TWELVE INCHES of…

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Constructivism, or Constructivism, Part II

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: February 25, 2024

Last week, I wrote about the often-testy debates that surround “constructivism.” One possible cause for…

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Evolutionary Intelligence by Russell Neuman

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

I have recently been reviewing human-technology interactions with a team at Brookings, and it is…

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Constructivism, or Constructivism? Part I

Andrew Watson
by: Andrew Watson
Posted on: February 18, 2024

If you want to launch a feisty debate in your next faculty meeting, stand up…