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A Future Without Grades?

You think grades interfere with learning? You’d like to do away with them? And yet,…



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Thinking Critically about Teaching Critical Thinking

A friend recently referred me to this online article (at bigthink.com) about this research study:…



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The Benefits (?) of Overlearning

I’m reviewing the vocabulary I learned in today’s Spanish class. The last time I went…



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Classroom Note Taking: A Solution to the Technology Conundrum?

[Editor’s note: this guest blogger piece is by Cindy Gadziala, Chairperson of Theology at Fontbonne…



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Debate: E-Readers and Reading Comprehension

[Editor’s note: Scott’s post is in response to this earlier article.] Most times when I get…



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E-Readers and Reading Comprehension

The invaluable Daniel Willingham briefly reviews the literature, and concludes that — for the time being…



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Motivation Revolution?

Here’s the magic question: how can teachers help motivate students? After all, most of our…



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The Routine Advantage

Following up on Rina Deshpande’s post looking at the benefits of cognitive routines, here’s a…



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Ability Grouping: The Debate Continues

A recent meta-analysis of 100 years of research (you read that right — 100 years)…



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“Without data, you’re just another person with an opinion.”― W....

Data Informed Instruction Early Steps There are a few key steps to effectively incorporating MBE…



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