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Retrieval in Action: Creative Strategies from Real Teachers

Cult of Pedagogy

Dr. Pooja Agarwal Dr. Michelle Rivers Dr. Janell Blunt Whiteboard Activities Dr. Janell Blunt , an associate professor of psychology at Anderson University in Indiana, uses personal mini-whiteboards with her college students in every class. The strategies are summarized below. When you walk into the class and say, how are you today?

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Three Ways You May Be Cognitively Overloading Your Students

Cult of Pedagogy

Blake is an AP psychology teacher, but he has also studied cognitive science on his own for close to a decade now and has turned a lot of that study into helpful resources about how to better align our teaching with how students learn. Come back for more. Over 50,000 teachers have already joinedcome on in.

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A Close Look at Competency-Based Learning

Cult of Pedagogy

Students start by forming a psychological hypothesis about a character for example, Is Hamlet experiencing depression? and then research psychological theories while reading and analyzing the text. Students work in groups, consult APA psychologists, and present their findings not just to classmates but to outside experts.

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OPINION: Months without play dates, hugs from grandma and trips to the library

The Hechinger Report

Many young children have been away from peers, caregivers, extended family members and other adults, as well as all manner of stimulating activities outside the home, from playgrounds to grocery stores to story time at the library, for nearly half a year now. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Why Students Give You the Blank Stare, and What to Do About It

Cult of Pedagogy

Below are four possible explanations from cognitive psychology to explain this occurrence, followed by some possible solutions. In cognitive psychology, this is a kind of dual coding of information. Why don’t they know this stuff I just taught? Dual coding adds to the context of the material. Come back for more.

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Ceasefire From the Earth and Sky

Sapiens

Yejoo Kim uncovers how residents have been surviving through decades of sonic violence and propaganda, and explores recent developments in such long-lasting psychological warfare. SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human is part of the American Anthropological Association Podcast Library. In this episode, sociocultural anthropologist T.

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How Metacognition Can Optimize Learning

Cult of Pedagogy

Helping us do that is Megan Sumeracki, a professor of cognitive psychology at Rhode Island College. You’ll get access to our members-only library of free downloads, including 20 Ways to Cut Your Grading Time in Half , the e-booklet that has helped thousands of teachers save time on grading. Come back for more.

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