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What are parents looking for in a “good school”? Columnist Cafeteria Duty goes undercover at the playground to find out
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Holly Korbey
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Cafeteria Duty
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46:17
Why so many students can’t master math
Psychologist Amanda VanDerHeyden on the stages of learning missing in many classrooms—plus answers to reader questions about math
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Holly Korbey
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Amanda VanDerHeyden
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What New Zealand's math reforms mean for the U.S.
Will 'structured math' head our way, too?
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Holly Korbey
Do your students *really* know the material?
A new Tools for Practice helps students realize what they actually learned
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Holly Korbey
Foundational math needs more attention *and* scrutiny
A short midweek letter about two of my recent stories in the news
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Holly Korbey
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41:52
There's a 'blind spot' in the science of learning
Natalie Wexler, author of BEYOND THE SCIENCE OF READING, talks about missing elements in literacy instruction that could make stronger readers
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Holly Korbey
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A more explicit chemistry lab
How to use background knowledge, explicit instruction and other elements of cognitive science to design a better science lab
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Holly Korbey
Is LETRS-style training coming to math?
Wary experts say a seismic shift to math training might not be around the corner
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Holly Korbey
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Is the 'Louisiana Miracle' next? Plus a new Tools for Practice
A chemistry teacher uses the science of learning for a better lab experience
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Holly Korbey
Do I have your attention?
An educator’s new book provides evidence-backed ways to harness students’ overtaxed attention (and maybe our own)
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Holly Korbey
When the evidence isn't enough
One parent activist shares why some California districts are resisting—and undermining—the science of reading
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Holly Korbey
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Natalie Wexler: There's a blind spot in the science of learning
A video interview with The Knowledge Gap author about her new book
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Holly Korbey
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32:04
How to spot explicit/inquiry instruction in math
Nathaniel Swain, author of Harnessing the Science of Learning, breaks it down for us
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Holly Korbey
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Nathaniel Swain
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