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“No significant learning can occur without a significant relationship.” – Dr. James Comer An incredibly common quote in education...but it is usually used incorrectly. Read below to find out what sorts of relationships Dr. Comer was actually taking about. theeffortfuleducator.com/2018/05/09/r...

Attention Contagion in the Lecture Hall Are inattentive behaviors contagious in the classroom? If so, how do they impact students? theeffortfuleducator.com/2024/12/18/a...

Three Practices to Avoid in the Classroom No matter your subject or student's level, here are three practices to avoid in the classroom. theeffortfuleducator.com/2020/01/06/t...

Remembering What It’s Like To Be A Student Place yourself back in the student's seat and remember what it's like to be the learner. You'll be a better teacher for it. theeffortfuleducator.com/2025/04/02/r...

Multiple-Choice Questioning as a Valuable Learning Opportunity Can multiple-choice questions provide opportunities for learning superior to questions requiring recall of information? theeffortfuleducator.com/2020/06/14/m...

My book is currently 30% off right now on Amazon. Check out the link below. : ) "...every educator will find multiple ideas in this marvelous little volume that will improve their practice and deepen their insights into their students." - @dtwuva.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2wpenccb

The Illusion of Multitasking and its Impact on Learning How is the illusion of multitasking negatively impacting students' learning? theeffortfuleducator.com/2020/01/21/t...

The Illusion of Multitasking and its Impact on Learning How is the illusion of multitasking negatively impacting students' learning? theeffortfuleducator.com/2020/01/21/t...

Favourite article for #AberPGCTHE. In my seminar, they read Chew's article in advance. I start with quick retrieval practice of the 7 points. Then they type examples from their own experience into a shared doc and we discuss. My students are mostly new HE lecturers.

Doesn't matter that I teach AP students. Generally speaking, they don't know how to study. Today, we're going back to the basics of flashcards. So powerful for learning when done correctly. Don't make learning more complicated than it need be.

The Dangers of Feelgoodism in Education Just because a catchy educational quote or image makes us feel good (or confirms our already established beliefs) doesn't mean it is based in fact or logic. theeffortfuleducator.com/2022/01/20/t...

Choke Points and Pitfalls in Studying A review of an incredibly accessible and useful journal article for students and teachers alike. theeffortfuleducator.com/2022/01/27/c...

The Taylor/Travis news broke at the beginning of 3rd block yesterday. No students mentioned it the entire block. And that’s how know the cell phone ban is good for learning.

Three Things Your Ed Degree (possibly) Got Wrong I recently had about ten minutes in a content meeting to give a talk on really any subject I wanted. I decided to introduce three myths of learning. theeffortfuleducator.com/2023/11/01/t...

Week 2 Giveaway Winners! Congrats to our 6 winners of Powerful Teaching by Bain & Agarwal! 📘✨ Winners announced Wed 🥳 🚨 Week 3 Giveaway: Do I Have Your Attention? by @blakeharvard.bsky.social! Join TRL-IL 👉 bit.ly/TRLILJoin Conf Reg 👉 www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

What covert thieves of attention may be present in your classroom? theeffortfuleducator.com/2025/03/03/s...

What Creativity Isn’t Schools don't kill creativity...they enable it. theeffortfuleducator.com/2023/11/20/w...

"A powerful, beautifully written overview of what really matters to develop student learning.” - Dr. John Hattie "I recommend this book to all engaged in the teaching profession.” -Dr. John Sweller theeffortfuleducator.com/do-i-have-yo...

Obsessions and John Hattie Teachers are obsessed with teaching, but are they obsessed with learning? theeffortfuleducator.com/2025/02/10/o...

Classroom Seating and Student Achievement How does the classroom seating arrangement impact student behavior? theeffortfuleducator.com/2024/10/10/c...

To my US folks, Low supply of my book on Amazon. Pick it up before it’s gone. 🙂 Find it here: tinyurl.com/nh25hcr7

The Simple Classroom "Coach Harvard, your classroom isn't necessarily easy, but it's simple." Why did I see that as a wonderful compliment? What is the simple classroom?" theeffortfuleducator.com/2024/10/02/t...

Yesterday afternoon I led a session on memory processing with a middle school faculty in Las Vegas. Not long after, I received this email from admin…made my day. 🙂

5 Reasons My Class Begins with Retrieval Practice (Almost) Daily theeffortfuleducator.com/2024/10/16/5...

Attention Contagion in the Lecture Hall Are inattentive behaviors contagious in the classroom? If so, how do they impact students? theeffortfuleducator.com/2024/12/18/a...

Day 1 with students. Time to introduce retrieval practice and spaced practice as I learn my new students' names. Here's how I intro and model this: theeffortfuleducator.com/2024/01/11/l...

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Sherlock Holmes and Covert Thieves of Attention Teachers should think a little more like Sherlock Holmes in their classroom to improve attention and learning. theeffortfuleducator.com/2025/03/03/s...

Remembering What It’s Like To Be A Student Place yourself back in the student's seat and remember what it's like to be the learner. You'll be a better teacher for it. theeffortfuleducator.com/2025/04/02/r...

Engagement in the Classroom 'Engagement' is a bit of a buzzword in education. What is it really? How do you see it in the classroom? theeffortfuleducator.com/2018/03/02/e...

How do you explain practice to your students? We know that retrieval practice makes students feel they are learning less than reading their notes. Analogies are a great way to overcome this barrier.

This is, of course, solid advice from @blakeharvard.bsky.social; I pondered if we really knew about our students hobbies - "fishing" was a popular reply. "So, do you expect to just sit on your backside by the river, playing on your phone, and still get good results?". "Yes we do". "Oh".

1/2 Finally sitting down to read “Do I Have Your Attention” by @blakeharvard.bsky.social This quote really struck me: “The more context we have surrounding a particular topic, they easier it may be to retrieve that information”

Analogies for Learning An easy way to relate to students and start a discussion about using more advantageous learning strategies like retrieval practice and spaced practice. theeffortfuleducator.com/2024/11/10/a...

“Blake Harvard is masterful in teaching us about concepts of working memory, long-term memory, extraneous load, attention contagion, and forgetting in a manner that elevates the grasp of our own powers as instructors.” - @patricebain.bsky.social tinyurl.com/nh25hcr7

A Classroom Teacher’s Take on AI Do I see AI as good or bad for education and learning? theeffortfuleducator.com/2025/03/18/a...

Building Upon A Firm Foundation In building taller buildings, architects and engineers cannot ignore the foundation. In teaching our students, we cannot ignore the foundation. theeffortfuleducator.com/2025/05/30/b...

What’s Your Lens? Teachers, when designing lessons, where do you start? What drives your process? theeffortfuleducator.com/2025/04/14/w...

The Roots of Knowledge and Learning The roots of knowledge and learning provide the nourishment necessary for creativity and innovation to flourish. theeffortfuleducator.com/2025/01/22/t...

"Blake gives us a variety of evidence-informed strategies, rich with retrieval and spaced practice, that could easily be incorporated in classrooms full of students of various ages and disciplines." - @patricebain.bsky.social Find out more about my book: theeffortfuleducator.com/do-i-have-yo...

What We Retrieve Matters Does information related to explicitly retrieved content experience the positive outcomes of the testing effect? theeffortfuleducator.com/2025/02/24/w...

Sherlock Holmes and Covert Thieves of Attention Teachers should think a little more like Sherlock Holmes in their classroom to improve attention and learning. theeffortfuleducator.com/2025/03/03/s...

Psychology in the Classroom #6 – Automaticity What is automaticity? How does this impact our students and the classroom? theeffortfuleducator.com/2022/02/08/a...

Psychology in the Classroom #2 – Curse of Knowledge What is the curse of knowledge? How does it potentially impact BOTH teacher and students? theeffortfuleducator.com/2022/01/11/c...

Assuming – Enemy of the Effective Classroom Whether it is the students or teacher assuming, it's ultimately detrimental to instruction and learning. theeffortfuleducator.com/2022/03/29/a...

Free webinar today with myself and @mrzachg.bsky.social. It will be recorded if you cannot make it to the live event. 🙂 Not too late to sign up. Check out the link below for more info: www.eventbrite.com/e/harnessing...

The Simple Classroom "Coach Harvard, your classroom isn't necessarily easy, but it's simple." Why did I see that as a wonderful compliment? What is the simple classroom? theeffortfuleducator.com/2024/10/02/t...