As a former high school math and science teacher, one question drove me nuts: when will we ever use this again? According to researchers Kron et al. (1), it turns out the stuff you learned in school just might be the kind of cognitive exercises that are the keys to influencing your feelings…
In a world of virtual learning, there have been many considerations about whether students should be required to keep their videos on or off while in class. There have been debates centered around issues of privacy and equity related to students displaying their home environments…
In today’s post, I am sharing an experiment published by Doug Rohrer, Robert Dedrick, and Kaleena Burgess (1) on interleaving in the classroom. I really like this experiment because it was conducted with middle school 7th graders (12 years old) in different math classes over the course of 11 weeks in their math …
I (Megan) have been learning a lot about neurodiversity and the way we think about divergence vs. disorders. I have appreciated learning about these areas so much, and have appreciated the opportunities to hear experts and those who have experience with neurodiversity (many different types of experiences!…
As a teacher who has taught English for twenty-five years, I have some thoughts. In my experience, words spelt correctly in spelling tests are often incorrectly spelt in a piece of writing – even in the same week. … If you think about the way that spelling is often tested in primary schools (after some explicit instruction, e.g., in suffix endings (tautology?)) and with spelling lists learned for weekly tests, the method commonly used is a classic example of blocked practice
Research papers are written for an audience of other academics who are experts in the field and have the background knowledge. However, teachers may benefit from reading research papers in order to get a first-hand account of why and how research is conducted and what can be concluded from research findings. In this post, I will give an overview of the overall structure of research papers and go into detail what teachers may want to focus on within each section of a research paper…
