A weekly collection of education-related news from around the web.

Culatta: Attack Of The Zombie Learning Theories [Halloween]

“You probably know that zombies have a fondness for brains. What you may not know is that zombies also like theories about how the brain works. Zombie Learning Theories, as researcher Bryan Goodwin has explained, are ideas about how we learn that have been killed (i.e., thoroughly debunked by research) yet still roam our classrooms… […]

Presidential Speechwriter Describes Being Told To Cut 15% Of Speech

““This is a good six-page speech,” he said. I was thrilled. He liked it! And then he added: “It would be a great five-page speech.” I chuckled. I thought he was teasing me. He wasn’t. “See if you can shave a page off,” he said, handing me the speech and walking back to his cabin. […]

Opportunity To Collaborate With “AI for Education”

“Our focus as always remains on the responsible adoption of AI, but here are 6 specific efforts you could be a part of. – Prompt Library (testing or submission of Prompts) – AI for Education Summit (March 16th) – National AI Literacy Day (April 19th) – Responsible GenAI Edtech Tools Framework – AI for Education […]

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Every week I send out articles I encounter from around the web. Subject matter ranges from hard knowledge about teaching to research about creativity and cognitive science to stories from other industries that, by analogy, inform what we do as educators. This breadth helps us see our work in new ways.

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