The Effortful Educator

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Heres hoping as many as possible read the book and action the ideas getting these learning ideas on the front foot is a tough ask (weirdly) and moving teachers from their obsession about teaching to add an obsession about learning is the aim of the game. Especially in the U. We need more effective learning environments.We

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 23, 2017

.” – Eric Sheninger and Tom Murray When Tom Murray and I set out to write Learning Transformed our goal was to connect as much research as possible to our ideas and statements as well as the amazing work taking place in schools, known in the book as Innovative Practices in Action (IPA’s). Psychological Science, 25(7), 1362–1370.

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This Is Not a Sociology Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Psychoanalysis Some of the most important “technologies” of psychology were developed by Sigmund Freud. Initially he thought the best route to his goal would be to analyse dreams, as outlined in his famous book The Interpretation of Dreams , as dreams seem to be the time when the unconscious mind takes over.

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Teaching Anthropology

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Secondly, syndemic health conditions adversely interact through various biological or psychological mechanisms or pathways. Books and edited collections include Singer, M. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. Firstly, they involve two or more health problems that cluster together in a population.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 20, 2025

A year ago, paper and pen seemed to be the winner when the journal Frontiers in Psychology published a Norwegian study that documented how different areas of the brain were communicating more frequently when students were writing by hand. You are faced with a notable dilemma: Should you whip out a notebook or a laptop to take notes?

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

I found this book absolutely gutting but it also provides a glimpse of how people can persevere and even thrive in a world that looks very different from the one we’ve known. The post Theater, economics and psychology: Climate class is now in session appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

A ‘Knowledge Revival’ A 2025 book by 10 education researchers in Europe and Australia, Developing Curriculum for Deep Thinking: The Knowledge Revival , makes the case that students cannot learn the skills of comprehension and critical thinking unless they know a lot of stuff first. Weve all been there.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Education, he suggests, must go beyond academic knowledge and address the psychological and neurological roots of human behavior. While science and technology have advanced, the biological and psychological forces that shaped early human societies remain largely unchanged. Pantheon Books. Penguin Random House. DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13391

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The Effortful Educator

MARCH 9, 2025

If youd like more information on topics of memory, attention, and learning strategies to create a more effective classroomboy do I have the book for you. Psychological Science, 33(5), 782-788. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 43(11), 1699. Carvalho, P. F., & Goldstone, R.

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The Effortful Educator

MARCH 2, 2025

If youd like more information on topics of memory, attention, and learning strategies to create a more effective classroomboy do I have the book for you. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 27(2), 276. Okay, so Im a little biased because I wrote it. : ) Its called Do I Have Your Attention? McLean, D.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 17, 2025

It turns out that doing so will require a major reeducation effort for parents, students and teachers, argues Joshua Eyler, who has led teaching centers at several colleges, in a new book. How Growing Skepticism of College Is Making Students Savvier Edu Shoppers (Doubting College, Ep. Should Chatbots Tutor?

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Would you rather watch a movie or read a book? Self-Determination Theory identifies three basic psychological needs that impact motivation–competence, relatedness, and autonomy (Deci & Ryan, 2000). My children love “would you rather” questions. Would you rather go to the beach or the snow?

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Jonathan Firth

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

What should you read to prime yourself for further study in Psychology? I’m often asked by new or prospective Psychology students (or their parents) if I can recommend some interest-based reading to extend their understanding or prepare for a degree. This book explores the factors behind harmful and abusive behaviour.

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Cult of Pedagogy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

My guest is Dave Edwards, an educator who works to teach these principles through his brand-new book, Gender-Inclusive Schools ( Amazon | Bookshop.org ), and his website of the of the same name. As the parent of a transgender daughter who has experienced discrimination, Dave’s mission is a personal one. What should I have said?

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TeachThought

APRIL 4, 2024

The researchers hypothesize that this is a result of exposure stating that “children from higher SES families experience more literacy activities” and “exposure to books might be one mechanism by which children associate passive syntax with competence” (Corriveau & Kurkul, 2016, p. Journal of Instructional Psychology, 37(3), 193–199.

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The Effortful Educator

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Check out this link to see some of my articles and my book that feature this topic. More concretely, if I ask students in my psychology course to describe one theory of motivation, will other theories of motivation also be strengthened in their memory? Perspectives on psychological science, 1(3), 181-210.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 5, 2017

But our research suggests that there is one simple way to equip your children for a life of literacy from their infancy: share picture books with them. There seems to be something special about the process of book sharing. Compelling global evidence. Bringing the theory home. pointing to the relevant object in the picture. The results.

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Cult of Pedagogy

AUGUST 18, 2024

Helping us do that is Megan Sumeracki, a professor of cognitive psychology at Rhode Island College. Megan Sumeracki In 2023, she co-wrote a book called Ace That Test: A Student’s Guide to Learning Better ( Amazon | Bookshop.org ), which offers evidence-based learning strategies students can use to study more effectively.

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Jonathan Firth

MARCH 8, 2019

Psychology in the Classroom: A Teacher's Guide to What Works came out around this time last year. Co-authored with Marc Smith and aimed at both new and experienced teachers, it’s a guide to how psychology research on areas such as memory, creativity and motivation can be applied to classroom practice.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Two meta-analyses on growth mindset were published online in the fall of 2022 in the journal Psychological Bulletin and arrived at opposite conclusions about one of the most popular ideas in education. How could two such studies come out within just three weeks of each other in Psychological Bulletin and arrive at opposite conclusions?

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Jonathan Firth

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

My own school psychology textbooks, including books for the Higher and GCSE courses. There are also a wide range of resources for A-Level Psychology. I’ve been teaching Psychology at secondary school level for almost two decades. This article discusses routes into teaching the subject.

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TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

by Grant Wiggins & The TeachThought Staff Admit it–you only read the list of the six levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy , not the whole book that explains each level and the rationale behind the Taxonomy. Those of you familiar with educational psychology will recognize this as the age-old problem of transfer of training.

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Psychology Sorted

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

I am offering short-term online cover teaching for DP psychology. My dream job could be your dream solution. Contact me through the blog or FB.… … Continue reading →

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2019

However, external motivators, as Daniel Pink articulates in his book Drive , are not effective long-term. Journal of Educational Psychology , 91(3), 537. Organizational Dynamics , 18 (3), 19-31. Bolt, E., & Cai, Y. Autonomy-supportive teachers: How they teach and motivate students.

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A Psychology Teacher Writes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The challenge, then, for PD is to use these levers to secure engagement (note: this is not about some rather sinister form of psychological manipulation to ‘trick’ people into engaging or getting buy-in; it’s about finding ways to explicitly show that people’s perceived individual needs are actually in alignment with whole-school goals).

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Several meta-analyses, which summarize the evidence from many studies, have found higher achievement when students take quizzes instead of, say, reviewing notes or rereading a book chapter. Their meta-analysis was published in Educational Psychology Review in August 2023. Still, many students get overwhelmed during tests.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Every year ACX, as the blog is often called, hosts a book review contest, and the latest winner summarizes Egan’s 1997 book, “ The Educated Mind: How Cognitive Tools Shape Our Understanding.” And he spent months writing his review of Egan’s book — a hefty summary that clocks in at more than 23,000 words.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 21, 2024

Like, if someone's talking to me and I'm reading a book, I wouldn't hear them,” says Aylynn, an eighth grader in Pendergast Elementary District in Phoenix, Arizona. I love the fact that students are actually reading and spending time in books,” says seventh grade ELA teacher Kathryn. “You go into your own world for a moment.

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Life and Landscapes

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The Sentinel-News: Local author explores Kentucky’s surroundings in new book While countless books have been written about the historic Fort Knox, Shelbyville native Ronald R. The story can be found in the back of “Surrounding Fort Knox” and is also sold as a standalone book. Van Stockum Jr.

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The Effortful Educator

AUGUST 5, 2024

Almost 8 years later and almost 1 million blog hits later, I’ve got a book being published. I’ve written for the American Psychological Association several, Education Week, Edutopia, National Education Association, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and many more. So, about the book: Do I Have Your Attention?

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Digital Promise

APRIL 3, 2020

We are now picking themes of the day: a color, number, letter, shape, and animal that we can learn about each day through 1:1 discussion, apps, videos, outdoor observations, and books. We’re leaning into lots of imaginary play, baking, building towers, and books. We read LOTS of books, and lots of the same books.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2021

Even before the coronavirus pandemic hit, teens were spending an average of seven hours a day on their phones, as the journalist Paul Greenberg points out in his 2020 book, “ Goodbye Phone, Hello World.” The psychological literature is muddy with several studies finding no harm to children’s mental health.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In our newest book, Shift Writing into the Classroom with UDL and Blended Learning , Dr. Katie Novak and I guide teachers in creating the time and space to support all parts of the writing process in the classroom.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Research in psychology has led to a clearer picture of common pitfalls in human reasoning — instincts people are wired to make that may have helped our caveman ancestors but that now lead people to make biased decisions or incorrect assumptions. EdSurge: Why is there a need for this book on how to reason better? They're so dumb.’

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TCI

MARCH 25, 2025

A February 2024 study published in Developmental Psychology provides strong causal evidence that building scientific background knowledge translates into higher reading achievement , particularly for low-income students.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2020

What happened to these children became a subject of study for psychoanalyst Anna Freud, who wrote in a 1943 book that young people who remained with their families through the bombing “were much less upset” than those who were sent away. James Coan, a psychology professor at the University of Virginia.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 14, 2022

As mental health professionals and co-authors of a book about the pressure and stress facing high school students, we’ve spent our entire careers supporting students’ mental health. Thankfully, it doesn’t have to be an either/or scenario: We can design school systems that help students thrive academically and psychologically.

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