You can make a copy of this on your Drive using this link: link is bit.ly/QSSSATemp The incredible Molly Lange Shackelford, NBCT created this #QSSSA Starter Set slide deck for you! It has about 10 QSSSAs that any student can answer. Thanks to Molly, teachers don't need to reinvent the

‘Why Don’t Students Like School?’ by Daniel Willingham is one of the most influential books for teachers on cognitive science. It explores how students’ minds work & how to use this knowledge to be a better teacher. 🪡 THREAD. Here are some ‘brain bites’ I took away from it…

One-Pagers — JAMIE CLARK. These are amazing sources of insight and info for teachers. If I could, I would have featured them in Teaching Better Dy by Day ⁦Corwin⁩ jamieleeclark.com/graphics

I know lots of colleagues use the BBC’s Rise of the Nazis which has a brilliant section in Ep1 explaining the political rise of Hitler and his relationship with Hindenburg/Von Schleicher/Von Papen. The sheet offers a small intro read and sections for notes. #historyteacher

Pair-share is one of the most powerful classroom techniques but it’s easy to get wrong. The focus should be on generative activity not superficial talk. Hollingsworth and Ybarra are excellent on how to get it right. Effective teaching is often about the accumulation of small

New Washington Post editorial: All schools should go phone free. Cites stunning stat that 97% of teens say they use their phones during school hours, esp. for TikTok. Phones are kryptonite for learning. Parents: please send the editorial to school admins washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…

One thing evident from the #PISA data is that allowing phones in the classroom is not good for student learning. Two things stand out: 1.Almost a third of students report being distracted by phones in class: “around 30% of students, on average across OECD countries, reported

LOTS of debate about cold-calling in recent days. I looked for a coherent research picture; here's what I found: learningandthebrain.com/blog/updating-…

30 of most interesting edu-threads from the last 3 months: ↓

Typed vs hand-written notes. New meta-analysis shows small disadvantage for typed. Previous m-as differ, likely due to study inclusion. Personally, I'm most concerned about distraction assoc with the device you're typing on. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Certain beliefs in the education world persist despite conflicting with cognitive science. Could this be because many of the holders of these beliefs are insulated from their effects? Rebecca Birch Doug Lemov More in my latest Substack post: nataliewexler.substack.com/p/luxury-belie…

Explicit instruction is where it's at. Zig Engelmann figured that out 50 years ago. When is the ed establishment going to catch up?

🚨Review of Edu-Research in 2023/24 → 11 standout papers → 5 emerging themes → My finding/sharing process (this is my first crack at a vid—would love any feedback, esp how it could be better next time)

Very exciting live stream coming up titled, "Reviving the Lost Art of Direct and Explicit Instruction." youtube.com/live/p-qMhvdy4…

When multiple teachers within a school all use the same routines, special things happen. A short thread on collective acceleration: ↓

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I have been a bit obsessed with pre-questions, just as Andrew Watson has been with note taking by hand haha. This is a good blog by Paul Kirschner open.substack.com/pub/paulkirsch…