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two questions to your students: What was the most important thing you learned today? What question still remains in your mind?

The last five minutes of class represent an ideal opportunity for students to use the course material from that day and brainstorm some new connections.

Finish the last class of the week five minutes early, and tell students that they can leave when they have identified five ways in which the day’s material appears in contexts outside of the classroom

In the past 2 years, journals have been forced to retract more than 110 papers in at least 6 instances of peer-review rigging.

Peer review is prejudiced, capricious, inefficient, ineffective, and generally unscientific.

Scientific journals began in 1665 and soon a system had evolved whereby manuscripts were referred by the editor to experts in the field.

I often hear teachers speak figuratively of being in the dark about things happening in their school or district.

describes how poorly designed PL puts teachers in the dark by giving them no choice of learning opportunities or instructional approaches.

It’s a precious asset. As you know, I think attention is everything

By giving me your attention, it means you’re giving me your time

The highest obligation of educators is to prepare students for the future life challenges they will face in college and in their careers, and to prepare them for a life of civic responsibility and participation.

part of the reason school is so boring for teens is that it doesn’t challenge them

Teachers often say their students struggle with work that is below grade level and must catch up before they can take on more challenging tasks. But scaffolding can ensure that even the catch-up process is challenging in an interesting way.

mindfulness in schools can improve self-regulation, the single most important quality to leading a successful life.

Listening to stories does not immediately seem connected to reading,