By Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel Taking exams is often associated with discomfort and anxiety in students. Students will feel nervous as these are high-stake performance situations. Exams …
Thank You To Our 2025 Community!
Today is (American) Thanksgiving so we wanted to take the opportunity to thank our community! We are so grateful for the continued support, encouragement, and …
The Box Metaphor for Working Memory
[cover image by stocksnap on Pixabay] by Cindy Nebel How many boxes can you hold? Late last year, I went to a talk by Dr. …
A Framework for Training Students to Better Use Evidence-Based Learning Strategies
Cover photo by RDNE Stock project on Pexels By Megan Sumeracki If you read our blog, even sporadically, you are almost certainly aware that investigations …
How Do You Like Them Apples? On the Importance of Teaching in the Time of AI
Cover image by Michal Jarmoluk from Pixabay By Althea Need Kaminske I have a clear memory of sitting at the kitchen table in the early …
Digest #182: How To Increase (Self-)Motivation
Cover image by Ylanite Koppens on Pexels By Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel No matter whether you are a student or a teacher, sometimes it can be difficult …
GUEST POST: Scaffolding Speech: A Mother’s Journey into Language Development Without a Therapist
By Salome Olajide-Buari Salome Olajide-Buari is a Nigerian mother also known as The SENT Educator. She works with children and young families from different parts …
Motivation Effects and Efficiency of Retrieval Practice over Lecture
[cover image by joshuaseajw92 on Pixabay] by Cindy Nebel Retrieval practice is one of the most robust strategies that we have for durable learning. It’s …
Retrieval Practice: Hiding Broccoli in the Brownies (repost)
Cover Image from Pixabay By Megan Sumeracki Today’s piece is a repost from a number of years ago. I’ve loved comparing “hiding broccoli in the …
Adult Learners with ADHD
by Althea Need Kaminske Cover Image by Robin Higgins from Pixabay As of last October, the CDC estimates that approximately 1 in 16 adults in …