What's the relationship between #goals, #failure, and #emotions? I've explored a recent study here: ow.ly/yl9C50VLImc You won't be surprised to learn: the answers are COMPLICATED -- but it's helpful to think through these questions.

Andrew Watson, past SEA Spring Meeting Keynote Speaker and top consultant on educational matters, will hold his annual week-long Summer Institute sponsored by L&B. Check out the brochure for a program covering REAL and RELEVANT evidence-informed education in Boston in July!

Join us for a free co-presented webinar where we dive into the insights that are most useful for teachers when it comes to attention and modeling Blake Harvard Brad Busch Andrew Watson Sarah Oberle, Ed.D. 𝗗𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗶𝗻 educationrickshaw.com/2025/05/19/har…

Run, don’t walk!

The 3 books I've read most recently have all been researchED US researchED colleagues' suggestions: A Mind So Rare, by Merlin Donald (h/t oliver caviglioli) City of Glass, by Paul Auster (h/t Carl Hendrick) The Fate of Rome by Kyle Harper (h/t Justin Cerenzia) An AWESOME community we've got!

A study suggesting that "handwriting is better for learning than laptop notes" got a lot of love. It also thoroughly vexed another research team, which posted a rebuttal in the same jounal. Here's the story: ow.ly/FtOc50VQQMc

A new summary! This time it's the incredibly useful The Goldilocks Map by Andrew Watson A summary + one with a blank column for you to fill in! Again - please buy + read the book - it is an excellent roadmap for how to read the research. pdfs here: tinyurl.com/undzyyn

Teachers really want to know: * How does #attention work? * How do students develop meaningful and useful #long_term_memories? This lively and practical summer seminar, led by Andrew Watson, offers research-based insight and LOTS of practice! learningandthebrain.com//conference-54…

She invented side eye 👀

Is #embodied_cognition a thing? Should students use #gestures while learning? I have found a "steelman" study...but I have enduring concerns: ow.ly/mY0i50VTpuo

Andrew Watson Pearl Poon Anna Stokke Nidhi Sachdeva, PhD True, someone should!

Our BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!! You have a message to share with teachers that is: * interesting * useful * important, and * supported by research? researchED US and Denver Museum want YOU to apply for our 9/13 conference in Denver! Please -- apply here! bit.ly/3HzcwF7

Last week, I doubted my doubts about the importance of #gestures in learning. This week, I doubt my doubts about #PBL. ow.ly/b41H50VUEtP That post led to this podcast discussion: ow.ly/uNM150VUEtQ

Apply to speak at researchED US in Denver!

We want our students to enjoy #reading, and to be skilled readers. Is one of those goal more helpful than the other? I found a useful twin study from Finland: ow.ly/Bi7a50VWj4A

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