cognitive science Archives - Ditch That Textbook https://ditchthattextbook.com/tag/cognitive-science/ Ed tech, creative teaching, less reliance on the textbook. Fri, 11 Mar 2022 19:41:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 10 ways to improve students’ long-term learning https://ditchthattextbook.com/longterm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=longterm https://ditchthattextbook.com/longterm/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2022 14:35:00 +0000 https://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=19697 Research has a lot to say about improving students' long-term memory. Here are 10 ideas you can use in class. Long-term memory and recall are important throughout the school year. But at state testing time, they get a LOT of attention. How can students remember some things for the rest of their lives ... but other […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/longterm/feed/ 5 Sticky learning: Digital brain dumps with Flipgrid and Socrative https://ditchthattextbook.com/sticky-learning-digital-brain-dumps-with-flipgrid-and-socrative/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sticky-learning-digital-brain-dumps-with-flipgrid-and-socrative https://ditchthattextbook.com/sticky-learning-digital-brain-dumps-with-flipgrid-and-socrative/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2022 13:49:00 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=6629 Help new information stick in students' minds with the "brain dump," an effective, low-prep activity in the classroom. It’s a common request from teachers of students: Study. Go home and study. Go back over the material. Re-read the material. When we ask students to do this, we mean well. We want them to succeed. But we’re asking […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/sticky-learning-digital-brain-dumps-with-flipgrid-and-socrative/feed/ 2 Using Kahoot! and others the way your brain craves https://ditchthattextbook.com/using-kahoot-and-others-the-way-your-brain-craves/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=using-kahoot-and-others-the-way-your-brain-craves https://ditchthattextbook.com/using-kahoot-and-others-the-way-your-brain-craves/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2017 14:27:23 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=6177 We use tech tools like Kahoot! in the classroom all the time. When we pair them with brain science strategies, they can be even more powerful. (Sketch by Matt Miller)Sure, you might think. I use Kahoot! and G Suite and others in the classroom all the time. They're great. But are you using them the way […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/using-kahoot-and-others-the-way-your-brain-craves/feed/ 0 7 strategies to THRIVE at the end of the semester https://ditchthattextbook.com/7-strategies-to-thrive-at-the-end-of-the-semester/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=7-strategies-to-thrive-at-the-end-of-the-semester https://ditchthattextbook.com/7-strategies-to-thrive-at-the-end-of-the-semester/#respond Tue, 28 Nov 2017 15:08:54 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=6118 The end of the semester can be full of challenges. But it also creates unique opportunities, too. Here are some ways to seize them. (Photo by Eric Rothermel via Unsplash.com)When the semester winds down, it brings its own unique list of challenges.  Special programs cut into class time. Absences seem to go up (at least here […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/7-strategies-to-thrive-at-the-end-of-the-semester/feed/ 0 Is creative work REALLY worth the time in the classroom? https://ditchthattextbook.com/is-creative-work-really-worth-the-time-in-the-classroom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-creative-work-really-worth-the-time-in-the-classroom https://ditchthattextbook.com/is-creative-work-really-worth-the-time-in-the-classroom/#respond Tue, 10 Oct 2017 17:41:41 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=5938 It’s a fair question. I’ve heard similar questions to this at teaching conferences, in discussions and versions of it on social media. I’ve even thought it myself. “This creative work takes a lot of time. Does it really give a return on all of that investment? There’s plenty of evidence that points to YES … […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/is-creative-work-really-worth-the-time-in-the-classroom/feed/ 0 8 strategies for reducing your reliance on homework https://ditchthattextbook.com/8-strategies-for-reducing-your-reliance-on-homework/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=8-strategies-for-reducing-your-reliance-on-homework https://ditchthattextbook.com/8-strategies-for-reducing-your-reliance-on-homework/#comments Tue, 08 Aug 2017 13:17:04 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=5643 In the past, I’ve assigned homework when I’ve felt a lack of control, a sense of scrambling to cover everything. I would think, “These students just aren’t where they need to be. I have so much to get to and not enough squares left in my lesson plan book.” “I have to do something.” That’s […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/8-strategies-for-reducing-your-reliance-on-homework/feed/ 7 10 strategies for lightning-quick feedback students can REALLY use https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-strategies-for-lightning-quick-feedback-students-can-really-use/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-strategies-for-lightning-quick-feedback-students-can-really-use https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-strategies-for-lightning-quick-feedback-students-can-really-use/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2017 14:52:35 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=5224 Using homework assignments to give feedback is pokey. Inefficient. Slow. Think about the length of the feedback loop for traditional homework assignments: Teacher assigns homework to students. Students take it home (maybe) and work on it (maybe). Students turn it in the next day. Teacher grades and provides comments that night (if not completely swamped […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-strategies-for-lightning-quick-feedback-students-can-really-use/feed/ 10 How video games can help students in class, at home https://ditchthattextbook.com/how-video-games-can-help-students-in-class-at-home/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-video-games-can-help-students-in-class-at-home https://ditchthattextbook.com/how-video-games-can-help-students-in-class-at-home/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2016 10:45:42 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=4768 Games are a daily part of our existence for most of us. We play video games on our phones, our tablets, our computers, or TVs … almost everywhere. We take part in games through rewards programs, accumulating points with our favorite restaurants, hotels and stores to redeem. Elements of games are showing up more and […]

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