If research is to genuinely inform education then translation must be anchored in expertise, rigor, & responsibility. Otherwise, what began as a noble effort to bridge research and practice becomes little more than well-intentioned, but ultimately misleading noise. www.kirschnered.nl/2025/09/21/a...

When Teacher Training Feels Like a Sales Pitch (and How to Push Back) What an incredibly good post by @nsachdeva.bsky.social and Jim Hewitt open.substack.com/pub/scienceo...

What is a knowledge-rich curriculum? In any event not just facts, not just math and reading, and not elitist. It is the strongest lever for equity. And thus ultimately a matter of social justice. #EduSky @timsurma.bsky.social, @danielmuijs.bsky.social

NotebookLM now provides video overviews I'm impressed by the 'video' for my article with John Sweller and Dick Clark, and that's something that this grumpy old skeptic doesn't often say!! #EduSky open.substack.com/pub/eedi/p/n...

Students won’t learn unless they’re motivated. But the best way to motivate them is to enable them to experience achievement. #EduSky nataliewexler.substack.com/p/the-key-to...

A discussion with Andre Hedlund from the Learning Cosmos #EduSky open.spotify.com/episode/2mP6...

Dealing with learners with disabilities, clarity isn’t a crutch — it’s a bridge that all learners they can walk across. And for many, that bridge makes all the difference. #EduSky www.kirschnered.nl/2025/09/09/a...

School is beginning almost everywhere. Make sure your children/students don't fall victim to the soft bigotry of low expectations. Set the bar high for everyone and help them jump over it! #EduSky

I find it somewhere between unbelievable and disheartening that people without empirical research credentials propose a new, untested, unresearched theory of learning; a new cognitive philosophy (!!) of learning. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... predictablycorrect.substack.com/p/beyond-loa...

De Wereld op Z'n Kop / A Topsy-Turvy World In België is het blijkbaar beter om meer slechte artsen op te leiden dan minder goede. In Belgium, it appears that it is better to train more mediocre doctors than fewer excellent ones. #EduSky www.kirschnered.nl/2025/08/27/d...

When the f*ck will they learn? For $65,000 a year, students study for just two hours a day using adaptive apps and personalized lesson plans and spend their afternoons on life skills such as learning to ride a bike or financial literacy. #EduSky archive.ph/Acf7t

The newest 'hype' (or not): Predictive processing Here an analysis by @gregashman.bsky.social #EduSky open.substack.com/pub/fillingt...

Wat betekent het als leraren "eindelijk" zeggen wanneer ze evidence-informed onderwijsstrategieën tegenkomen? Hier een gastblog van @jonaslinderoth.bsky.social over zijn ervaringen met leraren en hun professionele ontwikkeling. #Edusky www.kirschnered.nl/2025/08/25/e...

What does it mean when teachers say “finally” when they encounter evidence-informed teaching strategies? Here a guest blog from @jonaslinderoth.bsky.social about his experiences with teachers and teacher professional development. www.kirschnered.nl/2025/08/25/f...

For the umpteenth time and for the umpteenth reason, handwriting is better than typing. #EduSky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Friend and colleague @thebandb.bsky.social posted a blog about boosting reading enjoyment, which ends with a question for all of you. Please contact him if you can enrich. #EduSky theeconomyofmeaning.com/2025/08/21/r...

Accolades for Claudine (Beanie). She managed to limit my incessant ramblings (once I start talking about teaching and learning, I usually can't stop) to under 40 minutes, so don't miss this podcast on How Learning Happens. Great picture :-) #EduSky open.spotify.com/episode/6pez...

Since its release in late 2022, ChatGPT has dazzled students and educators alike. Some early studies report dramatic gains—leading to meta-analyses that suggest ChatGPT significantly improves learning. But can we trust these claims? Not yet. open.substack.com/pub/paulkirs...

To all my colleagues who write articles, supervise others who write articles, or both, here's a handy 'template' with annotation on writing a good article (and not only about bee-keeping and pesticides 😂). Thanks Rohit Chauhan #EduSky tinyurl.com/y88ydrdw

ChatGPT in Education: An Effect in Search of a Cause As researchers rush to investigate the potential of AI tools like #ChatGPT to enhance learning, well-documented pitfalls threaten the validity of this emerging research. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Top blog from friend, colleague, and partner in crime @thebandb.bsky.social #EduSky When AI Knows the NeuroMyth – But Won’t Tell You! LLMs tend to be sycophantic—they align with the assumptions in your question, even when those assumptions are wrong. theeconomyofmeaning.com/2025/08/09/w...

GIVEAWAY! We have a few copies of our - @carlhendrick.substack.com, Jim Heal, me - new book to give away. Bonus points if you reply to this tweet telling us something you used to believe about teaching and learning but don’t anymore. RT to be included in the draw. @hachettelearning.bsky.social

If you've been following what's been going on in Australia, then please sign this open letter in support of the work of AERO, by @gregashman.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/fillingt...

What Happens When Generative AI Does the Thinking for Us? Maybe GenAI should open with: Warning. GenAI can be hazardous to your brain! @educhatter.bsky.social #EduSky More and more we are relying upon technological tools to do our thinking for us. educhatter.wordpress.com/2025/08/03/t...

I'm not one for posting these types of things, but this one is worth it! Thanks, Don!! #EduSky

Need some Sunday reading? @gregashman.bsky.social surgically dissects a policy report by Jill Blackmore on the science of learning so full of mistakes that if it wasn't so sad it would be hilarious. #EduSky fillingthepail.substack.com/p/a-closed-c...

Aan alle docenten! Doe mee met @felienne.bsky.social en staak tegen Magister en andere LMS rotzooi. Een vloek voor het onderwijs! #EduSky www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...

This was really a fun interview!

Excellent discussion of the terms we use and their impact. Thanks @paulkirschner.bsky.social paulkirschner173727.substack.com/p/language

Excellent article on the problems caused by labelling versus teaching kids what they need to know. From @paulkirschner.bsky.social

New Math (NL: realistisch rekenen) in the words of Tom Lehrer. In one song all that is wrong with realistic math. In his words, the goal is understanding what you're doing rather than get the right answer! #EduSky youtu.be/tptnsm5rOT4?...

Is this a rerun or a sequel? In any event, we know that this film won't end well! #EduSky A.I.-Driven Education: Founded in Texas and Coming to a School Near You www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...

What's in a name? “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”. Changing the label doesn't solve the problem. #EduSky www.kirschnered.nl/2025/07/27/l...

The problem with language open.substack.com/pub/paulkirs...

A simple (simplistic?) rehashing of what we know and hopefully do, but for some possibly important eye-openers. Don't only read the post but also the science behind it! #EduSky www.edutopia.org/article/stud...

Teachers are trained to spot and correct mistakes. Errors are typically treated as signs of confusion, poor preparation, inattentiveness, or worse. But what if making mistakes — when done deliberately — could be an effective tool for learning? #EduSky www.kirschnered.nl/2025/07/15/d...

De volgende keer iemand roept: Dit is niet relevant. Waarom moeten wij dit leren? laat dit artikel zien over rekenmeesters die blijkbaar in klas niet hadden opgelet dat er een verschil is tussen oppervlakte en inhoud of bezig waren wiskunde te ontdekken i.p.v. te leren! #EduSky

Beyond belief: Reframing teaching as a science-based profession Look at the table below. Replace 'teacher' with 'doctor' and see what you prefer. Why do you think that evidence-informed doesn't chain the doctor but chains the teacher? #Edusky open.substack.com/pub/scienceo...

Our new book, Instructional Illusions, is available on Aug 29 (Europe) and Sept 12 (US). This is what John Sweller had to say about it: Given the previous work by these authors, we might expect a superbly written book. And that is exactly what we have. Jim Heal @carlhendrick.substack.com #EduSky

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The question explicit teaching critics can't answer If you ask there'll come no coherent answer because they don’t know. At best you get a word salad. At worst, you'll be impugned as too stupid or lacking in nuance to understand. #EduSky @gregashman.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/fillingt...

Stel je voor: je geeft een les, de leerlingen lijken het meteen te snappen, de opdrachten worden vlot gemaakt en de sfeer zit goed. Een succes, toch? Neen! Laat de schoen een beetje wringen! @didactiefonline.bsky.social #EduSky didactiefonline.nl/blog/blog/la...

James Randi tests diviners in Australia - Though the page is in Dutch @skepsisnl the video is in English - Even in the face of evidence, believers will believe. This is also true in education unfortunately. #EduSky skepsis.nl/james-randi-...

A quick note on pledges #EduSky paulkirschner173727.substack.com/p/a-quick-no...

John Sweller embraces the failures that he encountered with Cognitive Load Theory and which would, in other contexts, cast doubt on a theory’s validity. A rarity, he shows how they have served as engines of refinement and sources of conceptual depth. #EduSky www.kirschnered.nl/2025/06/19/w...

Intro courses can create an illusion of knowledge: students overclaim expertise, show inflated confidence, and struggle to recognise what they don’t know, sometimes years later. A little learning can be misleading. Thanks @dtwuva.bsky.social pubsonline.informs.org/doi/abs/10.1... #EduSky

Let it Chafe (a Little) A lesson full of head-scratching, mistakes, and questions might ultimately deliver much more than one where everyone “gets it.” #EduSky www.kirschnered.nl/2025/06/15/l...

Laat de schoen een beetje wringen! Als leraar wil je dat je lessen impact hebben – dat leerlingen onthouden, begrijpen en kunnen toepassen wat jij aanbiedt. Maar dat betekent soms dat je moet accepteren dat het in de les even niet soepel gaat. #EduSky www.kirschnered.nl/2025/06/15/l...

Here's an example of how a simple routine can lead to marked improvements in the classroom: "The Benefits of Teaching Students to Use a Style Guide in Middle School" and - surprise - it's from @edutopia.org 😂 #EduSky www.edutopia.org/article/bene...