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David Dockterman

@dockterman

Always learning. Lecturer, Harvard GSE; Global Learning XPRIZE Judge; Host, Shaping the Future podcast; consultant; father; friend

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Can an ELA curriculum that integrates science & social studies help improve reading comprehension for K-4 students? Read more from James Kim & Zhongyu Wei of Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) in a new #EdResearch4Recovery brief bit.ly/3A6VHM9

Can an ELA curriculum that integrates science & social studies help improve reading comprehension for K-4 students?
 
Read more from James Kim &amp; Zhongyu Wei of <a href="/hgse/">Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE)</a> in a new #EdResearch4Recovery brief

bit.ly/3A6VHM9
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A sense of progress can be motivating. Is this effect like the small wins at a slot machine that fuel the belief that the next try will be the jackpot? "If you think you can catch the bus, you will run for it?"

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Worth a listen. Sub science of climate change for science of reading and you have another example of the mix of confirmation bias, business interests, politics, science, and the challenge of changing behavior.

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Conversational back-and-forth between child and caregiver is good in any language. Widening the Reach for Early Literacy gse.harvard.edu/news/22/12/wid…

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"As any caregiver or teacher knows, becoming a reader unlocks a world of possibility for a child and helps build confidence and motivation. That’s why our partner, Reach Every Reader, focuses on early literacy..." from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Annual Letter. czi.co/AnnualLetter

"As any caregiver or teacher knows, becoming a reader unlocks a world of possibility for a child and helps build confidence and motivation. That’s why our partner, Reach Every Reader, focuses on early literacy..." from the <a href="/czi/">Chan Zuckerberg Initiative</a> Annual Letter. czi.co/AnnualLetter
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Great to see the work of ProfJimmyKim and his team getting shared. We need to get it into widespread practice. New Study Suggests Standardized Reading Tests Miss A Lot Of Learning via @forbes forbes.com/sites/nataliew…

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Watch a teacher make roughly ~1,000 instructional decisions in about 45 seconds. Only a few of them are about the lesson but the lesson depends on ALL of them. This is one of the hardest things to explain about teaching to people who have never taught.

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Spreading misinformation. Maybe as much, or more, about the system than the individual. And, in a viral world, a few can spread a lot. How Social Media Rewards Misinformation insights.som.yale.edu/insights/how-s…

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"If there is something that most people agree about learning, it is the need to improve children’s reading comprehension — the million-dollar question of course is how to do it." Check out these insights from ProfJimmyKim, featured by Usable Knowledge. bit.ly/3UoWWhO

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Yes, our students need our feedback, but our colleagues may want it too. Give More Feedback—Others Want It More Than You Think behavioralscientist.org/give-more-feed… via Behavioral Scientist

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It's a great day when #ScienceofReading is trending! For an afternoon of fun, check out Animal Antics, Photo Play, and Small Wonders - three research-based mobile apps that were developed, validated, and tested to promote pre-literacy skills.šŸ“š bit.ly/3HDHnxJ

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ā€œYou want the new knowledge for the lowest price you can get it,ā€ good guidance from Amy Edmondson Failing Well: How Your ā€˜Intelligent Failure’ Unlocks Your Full Potential - HBS Working Knowledge - via Working Knowledge hbswk.hbs.edu/item/failing-w…

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Where did the visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning style typology come from? apa.org/pubs/highlight… via American Psychological Association ā€œnot a case of initial studies providing support for the VAK-based methods…the VAK learning style typology had been conceptually problematic since its originsā€

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Very honored to be recognized by students. Dockterman Honored With 2024 Morningstar Family Teaching Award | Harvard Graduate School of Education gse.harvard.edu/ideas/news/24/…