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Multitasking isn't great for our brains, it compromises our mental health, and ultimately it doesn't even work, but that doesn't stop many of us from trying to do it all the time. What we may not realize is that it also sneaks into our classrooms and interferes with learning, and it's happening in ways you may not even notice. In today's episode, I'm talking with cognitive scientist Megan Sumeracki about the pitfalls multitasking creates in schools, and what we can do to avoid them.
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Thanks to The Gilder Lehrman Institute and Alpaca for sponsoring this episode.
For a full transcript of this episode, visit cultofpedagogy.com/pod and choose episode 239.
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Multitasking isn't great for our brains, it compromises our mental health, and ultimately it doesn't even work, but that doesn't stop many of us from trying to do it all the time. What we may not realize is that it also sneaks into our classrooms and interferes with learning, and it's happening in ways you may not even notice. In today's episode, I'm talking with cognitive scientist Megan Sumeracki about the pitfalls multitasking creates in schools, and what we can do to avoid them.
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Thanks to The Gilder Lehrman Institute and Alpaca for sponsoring this episode.
For a full transcript of this episode, visit cultofpedagogy.com/pod and choose episode 239.
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