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Read This Post with Your Right Brain First…
My Twitter feed is suddenly awash with one of those “how does your brain?” work…
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You Should Not (or Should) Let Your Students Take Pictures...
Back in October, I wrote a blog post about a surprise: it turns out that…
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Warning: Misguided Neuroscience Ahead
I recently ran across a version* of this chart: As you can see, this chart…
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When Analogies Go Wrong: The Benefits of Stress?
An amazing discovery becomes an inspiring analogy: Researchers at BioSphere 2 noticed a bizarre series…
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When Do We Trust the Experts? When They Don’t Trust...
Back in 2010, three scholars published a widely-discussed paper on “Power Poses.” The headlines: when…
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“Compared to What”: Is Retrieval Practice Really Better?
When teachers turn to brain research, we want to know: which way is better? Are handwritten…
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The 10-Minute Rule: Is The Lecture Dead?
The “10-minute rule” offers teachers practical guidance. It typically sounds something like this: If students…
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When Evidence Conflicts with Teachers’ Experience
Here’s an interesting question: do students — on average — benefit when they repeat a grade?…
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EduTwitter Can Be Great. No, Really…
Twitter has a terrible reputation, and EduTwitter isn’t an exception. The misinformation. The name-calling. The…
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How Psychologists and Teachers Can Talk about Research Most Wisely
Dr. Neil Lewis thinks a lot about science communication: in fact, his appointment at Cornell is…