What is the point of learning to write in a world with AI?
You aren't sending a message - you're running a marathon| substack.nomoremarking.com
You aren't sending a message - you're running a marathon| substack.nomoremarking.com
Writing is hard—and teaching writing is even harder. But science tells us it’s well worth the effort, because writing flexes the mental muscles that nurture literacy and learning.| Knowledge Matters Campaign
“The book is in a death struggle with electronic and social media. And right now, it’s losing.”| Knowledge Matters Campaign
When we read fluently, we recognize words without effort. We also maintain an engaged pace (automaticity) and perceive expression (prosody), all of which support attention and leave working memory free to make meaning from a text. This is a complex achievement, and many students have fractured attention spans. What can educators do to account for interruptions and focus on building fluency, which is key to developing comprehension?| Knowledge Matters Campaign
Our memories grow stronger when we work to retrieve them. That’s why flash cards and pop quizzes are effective: they prompt students to recall and access information from their memory bank. What other instructional tools and techniques help students remember what they’ve learned, and how can teachers put these to use?| Knowledge Matters Campaign
How can schools and teachers maximize student learning? To answer this question, we need to understand how the human mind works. What needs to be explicitly taught, how many new things can we remember at a time, and what is the role of background knowledge in easing students’ cognitive loads?| Knowledge Matters Campaign
Over-reliance on tools like ChatGPT prevents learning and critical thinking.| Minding the Gap
Season 2: Know Better, Do Better: Comprehension| Knowledge Matters Campaign
