What's your rose, thorn, and bud this year?

What's your rose, thorn, and bud this year?

Whether you're reflecting on your teaching, or reflecting on the year coming to a close, use one of our favorite discussion prompts: rose, thorn, bud. Try this simple discussion prompt from Powerful Teaching with your students, in professional development, and over the holiday dinner table. Enjoy!

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Make flashcards more powerful with these 3 tips

Make flashcards more powerful with these 3 tips

Lots of students use flashcards. But using flashcards doesn't guarantee they're using retrieval practice. In fact, students could be wasting their time. This week, we share three research-based tips to make flashcards more powerful. Help students study smarter, not harder.

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Watch students Flash Forward with retrieval practice

Watch students Flash Forward with retrieval practice

Want a quick retrieval practice activity? Ask your students to Flash Forward! Simply ask them one thing they want to remember 10 years from now. Watch my students share their Flash Forwards about psychology. What do your students want to remember?

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