When watching American sporting events, it's not uncommon to hear a commentator react to a well-executed skill by saying, "You can't teach that." This is, of course, an argument for innate talent. It's also so wrong that it doesn't even rise to the level of being false.

Norway’s radically different approach to sports helped it climb to the top of the Olympic podium /via The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/sports/olympic…

This is really nice! One thing I'd add is that interleaving--when in the form of math problems, for example--gets students to CHOOSE the appropriate strategy, rather than simply execute it. BLOCKING = executing; INTERLEAVING = choosing + executing

I present to you Jon Bon Beetlejuice 😂 (because someone had to do it!)

Congratulations to Robert Bjork for being elected to the National Academy of Sciences! An incredible achievement by an incredible person.

Thrilled to unveil John Dunlosky and my take on a digestible cog science. Not just WHAT to do but HOW and Why. Pragmatic, student-centered. May your students enjoy it, benefit, and become more effective learners. @TeachPsych @STP_ECP APA Books APA Education POD Network

New publication in Memory & Cognition: Can learners become aware, or be helped to become aware, of the learning benefits of pretesting / prequestions? doi.org/10.3758/s13421…

Hi all! I've started a PARENT SERIES collection to provide parents with general advice (based on cog psych) to help their children succeed in school and beyond. My first installment: Teach Your Child to See Challenges and Failures as Opportunities link.medium.com/ObjM3Onp7zb

HUGELY excited that we can finally reveal this gamechanging resource for KS3 science. Every week, a different head of science or senior leader calls me asking for help with KS3 resourced. Springboard Science is the answer. Read on for why it's just so revolutionary: >

To all my fellow educators: Elizabeth Bjork and I just published a CLASSROOM STUDY showing that students' learning can profit *significantly* from short, low-stakes pretests (given right before lectures). Questions/comments are always welcome! rdcu.be/dlqsE

New Today Article Review: Pretesting Enhances Learning in the Classroom  An article review of a study looking at the impact of pretesting on student attention, self-regulated study, and learning. theeffortfuleducator.com/2023/09/08/art… Nick Soderstrom

Sad to hear of the passing of Endel Tulving. He had a MASSIVE impact on the scientific study of human memory and paved the way for so many in the field, including myself.

Highly impactful advice from Daniel Willingham on how to be an effective student. A podcast to share with your students: ollielovell.com/errr/danielwil…

“…the ability to inquire and create constructively and independently without external controls.” Noam Chomsky - On Being Truly Educated youtu.be/eYHQcXVp4F4?si… via YouTube

⭐️⭐️ Early contender for most useful study of the year⭐️⭐️ 15 ways to use PowerPoint more effectively for learning. Very practical tips. Will blog about it soon, but in the meantime check out table 6 in the study. It’s not behind a paywall either 🔐🤩 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Took a little winter road trip and listened to Grandaddy's terrific new album, Blu Wav, on repeat. jason lytle and crew have done it again! Cheers from Bozeman