Today is (American) Thanksgiving so I wanted to take the opportunity to thank our community! 2021 has been challenging and we are so grateful for the continued support, encouragement, and contributions of our community.
Digest #157: Exam Preparation Tips
Our entire website is dedicated to improving study skills in students and supporting their learning. In today’s digest, we would like to present five resources for exam preparation. Exams are coming up in most educational settings and they come in a variety of formats…
GUEST POST: Can Math Make You Feel Better?
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…
Should We Leave Cameras on During Video Lectures?
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…
Interleaving: A Classroom Experiment
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 …
Digest #156: Learning (More) About Neurodiversity
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!…