Stephen Merrill

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22.07.2025 16:42 — 👍 23    🔁 6    💬 3    📌 0

Great study—thanks for the work you do!

06.05.2025 20:39 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The Power of Multimodal Learning (in 5 Charts) When students engage multiple senses to learn—drawing or acting out a concept, for example—they’re more likely to remember and develop a deeper understanding of the material, a large body of research…

Why are drawing, singing, & dancing such effective ways to learn? 🕺🖍️ “When students learn through multiple senses, their brains create stronger, more integrated memories,” a neuroscientist explains.

Edutopia’s @youkiterada.bsky.social & @stephenmerrill.bsky.social break down the research.

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09.03.2025 14:47 — 👍 15    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0

#EduInFocus. This chat's topic: Teachers Saving Time with AI Tools. A slow chat series brought to you by Edutopia.

Welcome to #EduInFocus! 🔍

AI in education sparks debate, but one thing’s clear: Many teachers are already using it to save time. This week, we’re bringing AI’s role into focus.

Join us for this slow chat as we explore real-world uses, one question at a time. We want to hear from you!

24.02.2025 20:00 — 👍 23    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 2

Clean up that overspill at once! :)

23.02.2025 01:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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14.02.2025 23:51 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

How Bluesky Can Help You Build Your PLN This decentralized social media platform maximizes your ability to choose what you see and puts you in control of all your interactions.

Have friends who want to move to #bluesky that need guidance? Share my latest @edutopia.org article on Bluesky, with valuable contributions from @ditchthattextbook.com, @alicekeeler.com and @bbray27.bsky.social.

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29.01.2025 20:16 — 👍 43    🔁 17    💬 4    📌 7

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13.12.2024 00:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

How AI Will Impact the Future of Teaching—a Conversation With Sal Khan The founder of Khan Academy and Khanmigo believes AI can deliver the personalized instruction students need, while freeing up teachers to do what they do best.

Sal Khan: "We are building toward a world where a teacher or a school can upload curriculum & academic standards—and then the AI can work with a teacher to plan the entire year to include not just scope and sequence, but pacing."
A🧵 from our interview with Sal Khan
www.edutopia.org/article/how-...

02.12.2024 15:07 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1

Why Teachers Should Grade Less Frequently Excessive grading stresses out kids and teachers, stifles innovative teaching, and fails to deliver as a true measurement of learning.

In my latest Edutopia article, Stanford prof. Denise Pope points out the glaring problem with grades:

“The first thing kids would do is go to the back of the paper, look at the grade, and never read my comments."

9 reasons why teachers should grade less:
www.edutopia.org/article/why-... #EduSky

25.11.2024 18:22 — 👍 35    🔁 13    💬 4    📌 3

It’s got a butterfly for a logo. If you really want to piss Musk off, name this thing Flitter.

23.11.2024 18:34 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0