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Attention Must Be Paid
This guest review of Blake Harvard’s Do I Have Your Attention is written by Justin Cerenzia….
Attention Contagion in the “Real World”: Plato was Right!
I’m always grateful to have research guidance for my classroom work, but I have to…
Can students “catch” attention? Introducing “Attention Contagion”
Every teacher knows: students won’t learn much if they don’t pay attention. How can we…
Just In Case: Improving Online Learning
We teachers benefit A LOT from research-based guidance, but we do have to acknowledge a few…
Do Classroom Decorations Distract Students? A Story in 4 Parts…...
As we prepare for the upcoming school year, how should we think about decorating our…
Do Classroom Decorations Distract Students? A Story in 4 Parts…
Teacher training programs often encourage us to brighten our classrooms with lively, colorful, personal, and…
How to Capture Students’ Attention for Online Readings (tl;dr)
When do students focus while reading online? When do they lose focus and let their minds…
The 10-Minute Rule: Is The Lecture Dead?
The “10-minute rule” offers teachers practical guidance. It typically sounds something like this: If students…
The Best Length of Time for a Class [Repost]
Quite consistently, this post has been among the most searched for and most popular on…