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How to Make Learning Stick

A Principal's Reflections

By constructing a psychologically safe environment through reframing metacognitive interpretation of subjective difficulty, children can express their full cognitive potential (Autin & Croizet, 2012). Hence the need for research-based pedagogies that don't prepare kids for something but anything! Frontiers in psychology, 8, 1454.

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Three Ways You May Be Cognitively Overloading Your Students

Cult of Pedagogy

When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. The post Three Ways You May Be Cognitively Overloading Your Students first appeared on Cult of Pedagogy. What’s the difference between Amazon and Bookshop.org?

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Research-Influenced Learning Spaces

A Principal's Reflections

The consensus of this research is that the space itself has physical, social, and psychological effects. As educators work to shift to instructional pedagogies that are relational, authentic, dynamic, and—at times—chaotic in their schools, learning spaces must be reevaluated and adapted as necessary. Godwin, K., & & Seltman, H.

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5 Ways to Create Relevant Cultures of Learning

A Principal's Reflections

The benefits speak for themselves, which compels all of us to ensure that this becomes a mainstay in pedagogy as well as learning environments. Educational psychology: Developing learners (5th ed.). Without it, learning many concepts as well as the bigger picture doesn’t make sense to students. Ormrod, J.E. Upper Saddle River, N.J.:

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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. The post Why Students Give You the Blank Stare, and What to Do About It first appeared on Cult of Pedagogy.

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How Metacognition Can Optimize Learning

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When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. Helping us do that is Megan Sumeracki, a professor of cognitive psychology at Rhode Island College. The post How Metacognition Can Optimize Learning first appeared on Cult of Pedagogy.

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The buzz around teaching facts to boost reading is bigger than the evidence for it

The Hechinger Report

It runs counter to newer trends of culturally relevant pedagogy , or culturally responsive teaching , in which critics contend that students identities should be reflected in what they learn. Related: Our free weekly newsletter alerts you to what research says about schools and classrooms. Additional activities reinforced the lessons.

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