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The Learning & the Brain Blog is designed to provide accessible syntheses of cutting-edge research that is relevant to educational practice, policy, culture, and strategy. The aim is to fill in the gaps between Learning & the Brain conferences and make practical, evidence-forward articles available to the Learning & The Brain community.
Learning & the Brain Blog
1w ago
We teachers benefit A LOT from research-based guidance, but we do have to acknowledge a few...
The post Just In Case: Improving Online Learning appeared first on Education & Teacher Conferences ..read more
Learning & the Brain Blog
2w ago
Teachers regularly face competing goals. For instance: On the one hand — obviously — we...
The post Graphic Disorganizers; or, When Should Teachers Decorate Handouts? appeared first on Education & Teacher Conferences ..read more
Learning & the Brain Blog
3w ago
Here in the US, we’re having something of a national debate about the benefits/harms of...
The post To Insta or Not to Insta: That Is the Memory... appeared first on Education & Teacher Conferences ..read more
Learning & the Brain Blog
1M ago
I recently had an email exchange with an educational thinker and leader who has spent...
The post I Am a Doctrinaire Extremist; S/he Is a Thoughtful Moderate appeared first on Education & Teacher Conferences ..read more
Learning & the Brain Blog
1M ago
What a blast! Despite diving into countless neuroscience introductions, this journey felt uniquely enjoyable, resonating...
The post The Neuroscience of You by Chantel Prat appeared first on Education & Teacher Conferences ..read more
Learning & the Brain Blog
1M ago
If you teach children for several hours a day, you just know that sometimes they’re...
The post Does Mind-Wandering Harm Learning? appeared first on Education & Teacher Conferences ..read more
Learning & the Brain Blog
1M ago
Imagine this conversation that you and I might have: ANDREW: The fastest way to drive...
The post “Writing By Hand Fosters Neural Connections…” appeared first on Education & Teacher Conferences ..read more
Learning & the Brain Blog
1M ago
I live in Boston, and we just had an ENORMOUS snow storm. TWELVE INCHES of...
The post Weather Forecasting and Cognitive Science appeared first on Education & Teacher Conferences ..read more
Learning & the Brain Blog
2M ago
Last week, I wrote about the often-testy debates that surround “constructivism.” One possible cause for...
The post Constructivism, or Constructivism, Part II appeared first on Education & Teacher Conferences ..read more
Learning & the Brain Blog
2M ago
I have recently been reviewing human-technology interactions with a team at Brookings, and it is...
The post Evolutionary Intelligence by Russell Neuman appeared first on Education & Teacher Conferences ..read more