My latest episode with Stephen Chew is very popular! Check out his How to Study video series. Here's Part 1 of 5, "Beliefs That Make You Fail... Or Succeed" youtu.be/RH95h36NChI?si…

A short article Stephen Chew wrote on naive, purposeful & deliberate practice. "Being able to provide deliberate practice is probably a sign of a master teacher w/ expertise gained from years of experience teaching students w/ different methods, assessing outcomes & analyzing

🚨Must-read alert! “Active Learning is an Educational Buzzword (and Not Particularly Useful)” by Stephen Chew researchgate.net/publication/39…

🚨 Fantastic new episode is here! England reversed its academic decline—and now ranks 4th in reading on PIRLS and highest-performing non-Asian country on TIMSS. Former Minister Nick Gibb shares how evidence-based reforms in reading & math made it happen. Link below ⬇️

In "Active Learning Is an Educational Buzzword (and Not Particularly Useful)", Stephen Chew argues that active learning has become a catch-all term that’s lost its meaning. “Active learning is a mostly meaningless educational buzzword. It’s a feel-good, intuitively popular

🎉My podcast Chalk & Talk hit 200,000 downloads! If you haven't listened, check it out! I'm a mathematician & an advocate for better math instruction for students of all ages. I've published 49 episodes, with more great episodes to come! podbean.com/podcast-downlo…

My essay for Teaching Professor, "What Teachers Should Know about Implicit Learning and Memory," now freely available on ResearchGate researchgate.net/publication/39…

My essay for Teaching Professor , "How Students Fool Themselves," now freely available on ResearchGate researchgate.net/publication/39…

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Regents Professor Emerita Ellen Berscheid. A pioneer in social psychology and our department, she shaped the field through her groundbreaking research on relationships and was one of our first female faculty members.buff.ly/mU60Xlp

My latest essay for Teaching Professor, How Faculty Fool Themselves about Teaching and Learning. Subscription required. teachingprofessor.com/topics/profess…

Despite the popularity of #active_learning, Stephen Chew isn't having it: "Active learning is a mostly meaningless educational buzzword." In brief: the phrase is so broad and squishy as to have almost no usefulness in psychology research. Chew proposes other, better ways to

You'd like a video about the worst possible ways to study? Stephen Chew has got you covered: bit.ly/44ajk4V h/t Anna Stokke

🏫 Attendance isn’t just about showing up, it’s about showing students they matter. ✨ When students feel seen, supported, and inspired, they don’t just attend, they engage. Learn more! teachingprofessor.com/topics/teachin…

Alabama vs. science on death row. Steven A Drizin al.com/news/2025/06/c…

Alabama ignores hard science, including DNA, and relies on junk science to preserve wrongful convictions. The State is even willing to come up with ridiculous theories to sustain these convictions. even in death cases. Just ask Chris Barbour. al.com/news/2025/06/c…

Texas officials have long worried about the dangers to children who packed into camps each summer along the flood-prone Guadalupe River. They knew that warning systems were inadequate. So why was nothing done? We have reviewed documents spanning a decade to find answers. 🧵 1/9

My new essay for Teaching Professor, "What Does a Teaching-Focused Institution Look Like?" Subscription required. teachingprofessor.com/topics/student…

A new study by Moriah Thomason et.al. finds that babies whose mothers had COVID-19 during pregnancy are at increased risk of developmental delays. Cognitive, communication, and motor delays were linked to changes in cytokines and chemokines found in umbilical cord

Climate models since the 1970s nailed it—most predicted global warming almost exactly as it happened.

My latest essay for Teaching Professor, What Texas Hold’em Taught Me about Prior Knowledge and Learning. teachingprofessor.com/topics/student… Subscription required.