The most common question I get asked about retrieval practice (and the answer)

The most common question I get asked about retrieval practice (and the answer)

What is the optimal timing for retrieval practice? The answer—from the world’s expert on spaced retrieval practice, Dr. Shana Carpenter—may surprise you. Learn about spacing (aka spaced repetition), Dr. Carpenter’s research, and how to incorporate spacing in your teaching.

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Like a tie-dyed shirt: Mix it up with interleaving and boost learning

Like a tie-dyed shirt: Mix it up with interleaving and boost learning

Get tips from cognitive scientist Dr. Veronica Yan, the world’s leading expert on interleaving. Boost student learning by mixing up concepts: problem sets, vocabulary words, different types of storytelling structures, etc. It’s a small adjustment that makes a big difference.

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Make bite-sized adjustments to what you’re already doing

Make bite-sized adjustments to what you’re already doing

Read about these simple, bite-sized strategies from Dr. Michelle Rivers to use what you’re already doing in the classroom and boost student learning even more. Dr. Rivers’s strategies take little or no prep, no extra grading, and very little time to implement, including questions du jour and name tents.

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