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The Reading Mind: A Cognitive Approach to Understanding How the...

Reading is a complex cognitive task. How is it that our minds are able to…

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Lightening the Cognitive Load

How should we manage working memory limitations in the classroom? Furtheredogogy has a handy post…

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(Mis)Understanding Educational Stats

Over at The Anova, Freddie deBoer has a knack for writing about statistical questions and…

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Montessori: The New Science behind a Century-Old Methodology (part I)

Maria Montessori described observing children in a traditional classroom as being tantamount to an entomologist…

Downside to Oxytocin

Oxytocin in Crisis

Oxytocin is often described as the “love hormone.” Apparently lots of oxtyocin is swirling around…

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Head Start: Getting To Yes

Loyal blog readers know that Austin Matte is our local expert on Head Start. To…

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Use Your Words: The Impact of Parent and Teacher Speech...

It’s finals time! As the promise of spring and summer days rolls in, the increase…

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Home News

Exciting news: my book was published at the beginning of April. (I’m resisting the temptation…

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The Potential Benefits of High School Music Classes

Should 9th graders start music classes–even if they’ve never played an instrument before? Are there academic…

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The Brain: The Story of You by David Eagleman

As an easy-to-read and engaging textbook or as a scientifically accurate and detailed popular psychology…