In building taller buildings, architects and engineers cannot ignore the foundation. In teaching our students, we cannot ignore the foundation.| The Effortful Educator
Teachers, when designing lessons, where do you start? What drives your process?| The Effortful Educator
Utilizing highly effective strategies for learning in class can be easily designed and applied. There's no need to make it more difficult that it needs to be.| The Effortful Educator
Place yourself back in the student's seat and remember what it's like to be the learner. You'll be a better teacher for it.| The Effortful Educator
Do I see AI as good or bad for education and learning? The post A Classroom Teacher’s Take on AI appeared first on The Effortful Educator.| The Effortful Educator
Interleaving practice can surpass blocked practice in improving learning outcomes. A study from 2022 provides an easy to understand and apply example for classroom implementation. The post Easy Application of Interleaving in the Classroom appeared first on The Effortful Educator.| The Effortful Educator
Teachers should think a little more like Sherlock Holmes in their classroom to improve attention and learning. The post Sherlock Holmes and Covert Thieves of Attention appeared first on The Effortful Educator.| The Effortful Educator
Does information related to explicitly retrieved content experience the positive outcomes of the testing effect? The post What We Retrieve Matters appeared first on The Effortful Educator.| The Effortful Educator
I was recently asked to consider one piece of advice I'd give to teachers. And, after thinking about it for a bit, I guess I'd suggest doing less, not more. More may be too much. The post Less is More. More is Too Much. appeared first on The Effortful Educator.| The Effortful Educator
Teachers are obsessed with teaching, but are they obsessed with learning? The post Obsessions and John Hattie appeared first on The Effortful Educator.| The Effortful Educator