🚨Most kids don’t know how learning works. 🧠 So I’m starting my 7th grade class with a 10-day crash course on memory, retrieval, metacognition, myths, and why real learning is hard—and that’s the point. It’s not fun. It’s foundational. Blog here 👇📖 open.substack.com/pub/solinthewi…

EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION! This week’s edition of ⚗️DistillED explores Explicit Instruction—an effective, research-backed approach that makes learning clear, purposeful, and successful for ALL students. Let’s break it down and look at a handy 8 step sequence: newsletter.jamieleeclark.com/p/explicit-ins…

Great news for those using UFLI, an Intervention Placement Test has been released. UF Literacy Institute is really the gift that keeps on giving!!! You can also go to their toolbox page and scroll to the bottom to find it. In the meantime, here is a shortcut ufli.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/upl…

As I return to classroom teaching this fall, I've been revisiting Barak Rosenshine's "Principles of Instruction" for practical, research-backed teaching strategies. His approach cuts through the noise with clear, actionable guidance about what actually works in classrooms - like

*NEW POST* - The Enduring Persistence of Neuromyths in Education. A new study surveying over 3,000 Spanish teachers provides one of the most detailed snapshots to date of educational misconceptions in the field. Link in reply ⬇️

substack.nomoremarking.com/p/what-is-the-… “even if the direct economic value of being a good writer gets completely obliterated by technology, the general life value of being able to write will remain - there are still strong reasons to avoid the excessive use of generative AI in education.”

I’m 54-years-young today, and my birthday wish is wild: I want every single one of you who is worried about kids’ plummeting reading scores to listen to the TikTok and share this post like it’s the last slice of cake at my party! 🎉 Let’s 'yeet' the reading crisis out of

More than ever, I want my daughters to know facts. I want them to be able to discriminate between what is plausible, what is trustworthy and what is to be avoided. I want them to be thinking critically/weighing up things informed by facts, values, developed models and experience.

A mind rich in knowledge isn’t weighed down, it’s agile. It can evaluate claims, imagine alternatives, and anticipate consequences. That is what I want for my daughters: not just to store facts, but to weave them into an internal framework that guides judgment when the world gets

Because the stakes are high for them and I'm worried for their future. Misinformation isn’t just annoying, it shapes choices, votes, health decisions, and futures. Giving children a deep, well‑connected knowledge base isn’t nostalgia; it’s equipping them to navigate a complex

🇨🇦Canada & the US could really learn from England when it comes to improving education. Surely there's a Canadian Minister of Education out there who wants to follow the evidence? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nick Gibb did it — and now England ranks 4th in the world in reading and is the

England went from struggling schools to global top ranks. Phonics, strong emphasis on curriculum, evidence-based reform helped England soar to top rankings. Evidence-based change works. Former UK Education minister Nick Gibb breaks it down must listen for leaders in education.

UK educators are fully embracing learning science, from spaced practice to cognitive load theory while not so much in N. America “reverse Beatles” effect. A must read article.

🦋 AN ETHIC OF EXCELLENCE by Ron Berger champions a culture of craftsmanship and pride in student work. This one-page guide distils Berger’s ideas, summarising practical insights for inspiring excellence in the classroom. 🫵 REPOST and download a FREE HQ copy here:

Handwriting instruction needs to be direct, explicit, and systematic. Handwriting is far from obsolete. It remains a critical skill for academic achievement and personal expression, more so in the digital age. Thank you Jenni vanRees for resources below 👇🏽 #bookmark Stephen Lim

I was happy to talk with Holly Korbey about background knowledge in math! fordhaminstitute.org/national/comme…

Check out this great sale! I took advantage and got each set for myself. ❤️❤️

Wow!!!!! Amazing! A huge Congratulations goes out to the wonderful family and to her amazing teacher! SVMUSIC 107 Peel District School Board Sunny View MS

- Classroom phone bans reduced academic inequality: lower-performing students gained most, whilst high achievers showed minimal change. - Classroom spot checks showed fewer disruptions, more engaged teachers, and fewer off-task behaviours. - Interestingly, while students felt a

If a student is struggling, fidelity data can help determine whether it is the intervention or the implementation of the intervention that needs to be changed. Learn more about measuring fidelity in your classroom on our blog: irrc.education.uiowa.edu/blog/2024/11/f…