Drew Perkins

I suppose it depends on what is meant by explained. It seems to me, the quantity of any given cognitive load can be mitigated or made worse by the quality of the teaching. In our conversation with Sweller, I tried to allude to this re: the slipperiness of the gap.

It seems like CLT gives us one conceptual framework with which to think about learning. The measurement issue is indeed an issue and while it provides a useful heuristic, it's only after the fact that we see any effects. Everything else is just predictive modeling.

The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Beyond Explicit Instruction, The Importance of Elaboration Drew Perkins welcomes Natalie Wexler to the podcast to discuss her latest work and the evolving conversation around explicit instruction.

Great podcast episode by @drewperkins.bsky.social with @natwexler.bsky.social

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I'm looking forward to ThoughtStretchers PBL Grow 26 event and Early-Bird Registration is open!

The new venue, Louisville's Waterfront Botanical Gardens, fits perfectly with the theme and will be a nice way to celebrate our 10 year anniversary. wegrowteachers.com/grow26/

The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Why Classroom Technology Harms Learning (with Jared Cooney Horvath) Drew Perkins welcomes neuroscientist and acclaimed author Jared Cooney Horvath to dissect his new book, The Digital Delusion.

Really good podcast episode on technology in the classroom:
@drewperkins.bsky.social
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Thanks Mike, I'm not on here much so I'm just seeing this. I appreciate the kind words, interesting conversation for sure and that part especially.

I'm very excited to launch our new ThoughtStretchers Education Inkwire AI PBL Design Tool!

Coupled with our professional learning, this tool reduces friction in planning and empowers schools and educators to move students to cognitively engaging, deeper learning.

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YouTube video by ThoughtStretchers Education Change Starts Here with Shane Leaning

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• Do PD providers have an ethical responsibility re: sustainability?
• Is it too easy for PD providers to do one-off engagements?
• How do we help schools navigate their relationship with professional learning providers?

@shaneleaning.com & I discussed this & more in our recent podcast chat linked👇

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YouTube video by ThoughtStretchers Education Change Starts Here with Shane Leaning

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The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Change Starts Here with Shane Leaning Drew Perkins talks with Shane Leaning about his new book, Change Starts Here: What If Everything Your School Needed Was Right in Front of You?

Always a pleasure to talk with @shaneleaning.com, this time about his new book, Change Starts Here.

And for those of you savages who like watching podcast videos, the YouTube link is below.

The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Change Starts Here with Shane Leaning
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The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Leading Strategically Drew Perkins talks with Rachel Curtis and Liz City, co-authors of the book Leading Strategically: Achieving Ambitious Goals in Education.

HEP authors Elizabth A. City and Rachel E. Curtis recently appeared on @drewperkins.bsky.social's ThoughtStretchers Podcast and delved into takeaways from their new book, LEADING STRATEGICALLY. Listen to the discussion here:

Leverage Learning With Readiness in Differentiation A cornerstone of effective differentiation, is understanding and addressing student readiness. Recognizing their current proximity to a learning goal.

Leverage Learning With Readiness in Differentiation wegrowteachers.com/leverage-lea...

Many talk about 'reimagining school,' but Michael Strong is really doing it. We took a deep dive into teaching, learning, and thinking.

The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Bridging The Science of Learning And Inquiry With Socratic Experience wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...

Critical Thinking: What Works And What We Don't Know wegrowteachers.com/what-works-t...

The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Is The Science of Learning 'Soul Destroying'? The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Is The Science of Learning 'Soul Destroying'?

I talked with teacher-educator Rachael Jefferson about her Education HQ article from an interview that is critical of the Science of Learning movement.

The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Is The Science of Learning 'Soul Destroying'? wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...

Product as a Pathway To Enhancing Learning with Differentiated Instruction The DI concept of student "product" is a powerful tool for differentiation in classrooms that can help enhance learning and unlock student potential.

Product as a Pathway To Enhancing Learning with Differentiated Instruction wegrowteachers.com/product-enha...

Leverage Learning With Readiness in Differentiation A cornerstone of effective differentiation, is understanding and addressing student readiness. Recognizing their current proximity to a learning goal.

Leverage Learning With Readiness in Differentiation wegrowteachers.com/leverage-lea...

How Student Interests Fuel Differentiated Instruction While readiness often takes center stage, the power of differentiated instruction with student interest in unlocking student potential is undeniable.

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How To Teach For Surface, Deeper, And Transfer Learning Teachers should explicitly teach students how to transfer learning to new contexts, rather than assuming that they will do so automatically.

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How Do I Differentiate In Project Based Learning? - ThoughtStretchers Education “How do I differentiate in project based learning?” Changing practice to PBL from traditional instruction can be liberating for its potential to meet the differentiated needs of all learners.

How Do I Differentiate In Project Based Learning? - ThoughtStretchers Education wegrowteachers.com/differentiat...

PBL Workshop Tools and Resources - ThoughtStretchers Education Ready to get started building a project to help students be better prepared for the modern world?

Have you checked out our FREE PBL Workshop Tools and Resources page?

Planning docs, resources, and much more! - ThoughtStretchers Education wegrowteachers.com/pblworkshop/

YouTube video by Jubilee 1 Progressive vs 20 Far-Right Conservatives (ft. Mehdi Hasan)

• Far right guy: youtu.be/2S-WJN3L5eo?...

YouTube video by Will Reusch Critical Race Theory in K-12 Education: An IG LIVE Conversation - Should CRT Be In The Classroom ?!

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Most of the left don't realize this, but they go along to get along. Much of the right doesn't understand how illiberal and authoritarian the MAGA movement is, either; they just want to beat back the left, and they see Trump as their warrior. Partisan tribalism is a helluva drug.

The woke left and MAGA right resemble each other in one really dangerous way. They both think our Constitution should be ignored or done away with. They value their authority more than our liberty.

Andy Beshear introduces himself to South Carolina as the normal Democrat The Kentucky governor urged his party to drop “advocacy language” as visits to early presidential primary states begin to pile up even before the midterms.

Democrats have got to stop this advocacy language & policing with phrases like justice-involved population (inmates) and birthing persons (mothers).

"We’ve got to get back to talking to people like we talk to our friends, like we talk each and every day in our life.” www.semafor.com/article/07/1...