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Jun 24

Jun 24 Weekly Digest #114: Productivity

For Researchers, For Students, For Teachers, For Parents, Digests

The research on productivity shows that we tend to be more productive when we are happier, take breaks, and take advantage of vacations!

Jun 22

Jun 22 Learning Strategies Promoted by Academic Support Centers

Yana Weinstein

Learning Scientists Posts, For Teachers, For Students, For Parents, For Researchers

Did you know we had a Learning Scientists Q&A group on Facebook? Members of this group are teachers, parents, students, and others interested in education from all over the world.

Jun 14

Jun 14 The Art and Science of Memory Part 2

Althea Need Kaminske

Learning Scientists Posts, For Parents, For Students, For Teachers, For Researchers

This post continues from a post I did last week discussing whether there is a difference between memory and learning and a difference in learning in the Arts and Sciences.

Jun 7

Jun 7 The Art and Science of Memory Part 1

Althea Need Kaminske

Learning Scientists Posts, For Teachers, For Researchers, For Parents, For Students

When I’ve given lectures and workshops on learning and memory to my colleagues I’ve been accused of focusing too much on how learning works in the Sciences and not enough on how learning works in the Arts.

Jun 3

Jun 3 Weekly Digest #111: Nutrition and the Brain

Learning Scientists

For Parents, For Researchers, For Students, For Teachers, Digests

We have published digests on the importance of exercise and sleep, but we have never compiled a digest on the importance of good nutrition for learning. In today's digest, we compile 3 blog posts, a podcast, and an interactive lesson on nutrition and the brain.

May 28

May 28 Weekly Digest #110: Creativity in Unlikely Places

Learning Scientists

For Parents, For Researchers, For Students, For Teachers, Digests

Ideas related to creativity pop up throughout this blog: we discuss how retrieval practice and spacing can actually increase creativity; how creative problem solving can benefit from sleep, and how to develop creative critical thinking skills.