“Why do students forget?... Typically as teachers, as educators, we focus on getting education into student’s heads… where the magic happens with learning is when we focus on getting information out of student’s heads.”@poojaagarwal pic.twitter.com/0mxsvJfMdp
— SXSW EDU (@SXSWEDU) March 7, 2022

“Retrieval practice is a learning strategy NOT an assessment strategy.”

Fantastic opening session w/ Dr. Pooja K. Agarwal at #SXSWEDU pic.twitter.com/s1QbWuICa5
— AnnaForLISD (@AnnaForLISD) March 7, 2022

Steps to retrieval:

1.“Brain dump”: Ask students to recall 2 things from a lesson.
2.Ask students what they learned in class yesterday rather than today.
3.Customize the “Think, Pair, Share” method to your course content.
-@PoojaAgarwal #SXSWEDU pic.twitter.com/TsLqGQnEEF
— American Student Assistance (@ASA_Impact) March 7, 2022

Busting learning myths with @RetrieveLearn Turns out I have been doing all wrong! @SXSWEDU Live Studio pic.twitter.com/JDVzaZSbTc
— Kari Byron (@KariByron) March 7, 2022

.@PoojaAgarwal absolutely owning this #keynote. I love learning robust, resilient, and effective teaching techniques. #retreivalpractice is 🔥🍕I’m at #sxswedu, the online version, which means I get to have the best seat in my house to learn about powerful ideas #rockstarteachers pic.twitter.com/VKZLLaFs44
— Chris Willey (He/Him) (@cwilleystweets) March 9, 2022

"Easy learning is easy forgetting" - @PoojaAgarwal #SXSWEDU #SXSW @SXSWEDU #RetrieveLearn #retrievalpractice @RetrieveLearn @wgu pic.twitter.com/gUTqpj90QH
— Michael J. Crawford, PhD ➡️ #SXSWEDU (@mjcraw) March 7, 2022

Thank you @PoojaAgarwal for sharing research on retrieval practices. It’s sooo simple and SOOO effective! Would love to see more educators using science of learning in our classrooms!!! #reallearning #keepitsimple #thinkpairshare #feedback #notmoreassessment #SXSWEDU pic.twitter.com/OTTkNItZtD
— Anya Smith-Roman (@PinyaBananas) March 7, 2022

A great reminder by our keynote, @PoojaAgarwal to make diverse slides that include students of all abilities, too. #SXSWEDU pic.twitter.com/lajZs5LcOY
— Kat (@dramatickat) March 7, 2022

Teaching might be an art, but learning is a science! In her opening keynote at SXSW EDU, Pooja K. Agarwal, Ph.D. (@RetrieveLearn), cognitive scientist and author of the book Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning, shares practical teaching strategies–based on 100 years of research–that dramatically improve student learning. Equipped with scientific knowledge and evidence-based tools, turn your teaching into POWERFUL teaching and unleash the science of learning in your classroom.

Powerful Teaching at SXSW EDU

Highlights from Twitter (@RetrieveLearn)