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Seeing as Understanding: The Importance of Visual Mathematics for our Brain and Learning

Posted on April 25, 2016 by

There is a common belief in education – that visual mathematics is for lower level work, and for struggling or younger students, and that students should only work visually as a prelude to more advanced or abstract mathematics. As Thomas … Continue reading →

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Following students on “study drugs”

Posted on March 27, 2014 by

An increasing number of healthy students dope themselves with ADHD drugs. What happens when ‘study drugs’ become normal? A new study sets out to find the answer. Having observed how students in the US and Denmark use study drugs, a … Continue reading →

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Rewiring Student Brains

Posted on November 27, 2013 by

James Zull’s book The Art of Changing the Brain contends that neuroscience can guide our teaching practice by revealing to us how our brains actually learn. I think his insight is reliable, and I’m particularly satisfied that he views the … Continue reading →

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