Thinking Strategically about Studying Improves Performance
We have so much advice when it comes to how students should study. We provide materials for six strategies for effective learning. We’ve written three blogs a week on effective learning for over a year. Any student who comes across this blog has tons of ...
GUEST POST: If You Smelt It, You (Probably) Remember It
Imagine you come back to your hometown after moving away ten years ago, and you visit your favorite coffee shop that you went to nearly every day in high school. If it’s a good coffee shop, and you haven’t been there in some time, odds are you’ll be overwhelmed with ...
Weekly Digest #59: Making the Most of Your Summer
Calling all students, teachers, and parents: It's nearly summer!!! Summer break can be great, and can give us the rest and relaxation that we need. (Check out one of our digests last year on the importance of taking a break over the summer.) However, it's also ...
Topic and Quiz Spacing Spreadsheet: A Planning Tool for Teachers
Yana: When we first started the Learning Scientists project, we had some fascinating early conversations with teachers about how they might realistically integrate spaced practice into their teaching. While most teachers can see the value of spaced practice, many ...
GUEST POST: Dual Coding to Support Inclusion
I recently presented at the Derby College Showcase conference, whose theme was inclusion.
It was easy to place the value of visual communication in the theme of inclusion. I started off with two exercises to immerse the teachers into what it feels like ...