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Dylan Wiliam InnerDrive Thank you for your kind time and generosity in sharing your ideas. Your session at Learning & the Brain was genuinely one of the very best sixty minutes of professional development I think anyone can ever get.

The next time you attend a conference -- yes, even one of ours! -- keep these two strategies in mind when you're deciding whether or not to trust the speaker's advice: bit.ly/4k8bf5S

Save the dates! Next year's conferences will be: Human-Centered Teaching in Boston, November 14-16, 2025 Teaching Generation AI-Z in San Francisco, February 13-15, 2026 Teaching Executive Skills in New York City, April 16-18, 2026

People often use the phrase "mental models." Sarah Cottinghatt's article will help you understand them better... bit.ly/44zUYlU

A study suggesting that "handwriting is better for learning than laptop notes" vexed our blogger. It ALSO vexed another research team, who posted a rebuttal in the same journal. Here's the story: ow.ly/Foky50VQQH5

Learning & the Brain In case you're interested, the famous Mueller and Oppenheimer study -- "The Pen Is Mightier than the Laptop" -- didn't replicate. learningandthebrain.com/blog/theres-no…

What effect does lined paper have on handwriting? Neil Almond explores: x.com/Mr_AlmondED/st…

Join Judy Willis, M.D. and Malana Willis for our week-long summer institute on "Neuroscience for Optimal Learning." Examine student engagement, emotional self-management, durable understanding, top-down executive functions, and creative thinking. ow.ly/YmK450VEc3M

How does #sleep enhance #learning? Check out the neurobiology here: bit.ly/4jRFaQg Preview: "The hippocampus’s CA2 region plays a key role in silencing neurons for reset."

Andrew Watson, past SEA Spring Meeting Keynote Speaker and top consultant on educational matters, will hold his annual week-long Summer Institute sponsored by L&B. Check out the brochure for a program covering REAL and RELEVANT evidence-informed education in Boston in July!

Our blogger has written about using narrative to help students learn. Ben Rogers 🦄 offers this helpfully specific and detailed exampe: bit.ly/43jRykX

If you'd like to bring OUR speakers to YOUR school, check out these PD options -- everything from #memory to #attention to #anxiety to #differentiation: bit.ly/2sJw9nl

This thread from Carl Hendrick shows how #interleaving improves learning ... over time. (In the short term, it's harder!). x.com/C_Hendrick/sta…

Is #embodied_cognition a thing? Should students use #gestures while learning? Our blogger examines a "steelman" study...and comes away with enduring concerns: ow.ly/UViP50VTpqH

When Dylan Wiliam presents at one of our conferences, and Brad Busch summarizes his talk for you, you just KNOW you're going to learn a lot. So, check out this link: bit.ly/3EWr94B

You're looking for deep and meaningful professional development this summer...but you're not sure what the best options might be? Look no further: bit.ly/3GWwfy9 Whether you're focused on #reading or #executive_function or making #research practical in the classroom:

How can we use cognitive science priciples -- especially our knowledge of #working_memory limitations -- to guide the use of #Socratic_seminars? Check out this master class from Ms. Sam: x.com/SciInTheMaking…

Our blogger always says: "don't just DO THIS THING; instead, THINK THIS WAY." So, how should doctors THINK about #retrieval_practice during grand rounds? Doug Lemov offers this great example: bit.ly/3ScETv4

Teachers really want to know: * How does #attention work? * How do students develop meaningful and useful #long_term_memories? This lively and practical summer seminar, led by Andrew Watson, offers research-based insight and LOTS of practice! learningandthebrain.com//conference-54…

Helpfully contrarian perspective: David Didau is NOT on board with the profession's recent focus on #instructional_coaching: daviddidau.substack.com/p/its-your-tim… TL;DR: it's possible to do well, but not easy -- and often time-consuming and expensive.