AlmaMother

In today's episode, we continue our 6-week series on six easy changes you can make to make your study habits more efficient. I was introduced to these strategies in a webinar I recently attended, and I immediately thought of this community! These strategies come from the research and work of the Learning Scientists - a research group focused on how people learn (the science of learning!). You can find their website HERE to learn more. They have lots of free material for each of the six strategies on their website. You can find posters, stickers, bookmarks, blog posts, youtube videos, etc.

Today's episode is all about concrete examples - the practice of bringing information to mind.

Today's cocktail recipe came from HERE. Enjoy!

In today's episode, we continue our 6-week series on six easy changes you can make to make your study habits more efficient. I was introduced to these strategies in a webinar I recently attended, and I immediately thought of this community! These strategies come from the research and work of the Learning Scientists - a research group focused on how people learn (the science of learning!). You can find their website HERE to learn more. They have lots of free material for each of the six strategies on their website. You can find posters, stickers, bookmarks, blog posts, youtube videos, etc.

Today's episode is all about dual coding- the practice of bringing information to mind.

Today's cocktail recipe came from HERE. Enjoy!

In today's episode, we continue our 6-week series on six easy changes you can make to make your study habits more efficient. I was introduced to these strategies in a webinar I recently attended, and I immediately thought of this community! These strategies come from the research and work of the Learning Scientists - a research group focused on how people learn (the science of learning!). You can find their website HERE to learn more. They have lots of free material for each of the six strategies on their website. You can find posters, stickers, bookmarks, blog posts, youtube videos, etc.

Today's episode is all about interleaving - the practice of bringing information to mind.

In today's episode, we continue our 6-week series on six easy changes you can make to make your study habits more efficient. I was introduced to these strategies in a webinar I recently attended, and I immediately thought of this community! These strategies come from the research and work of the Learning Scientists - a research group focused on how people learn (the science of learning!). You can find their website HERE to learn more. They have lots of free material for each of the six strategies on their website. You can find posters, stickers, bookmarks, blog posts, youtube videos, etc.

Today's episode is all about elaboration - the practice of bringing information to mind.

In today's episode, we continue our 6-week series on six easy changes you can make to make your study habits more efficient. I was introduced to these strategies in a webinar I recently attended, and I immediately thought of this community! These strategies come from the research and work of the Learning Scientists - a research group focused on how people learn (the science of learning!). You can find their website HERE to learn more. They have lots of free material for each of the six strategies on their website. You can find posters, stickers, bookmarks, blog posts, youtube videos, etc.

Today's episode is all about retrieval practice - the practice of bringing information to mind.

In today's episode, we start a 6-week series on six easy changes you can make to make your study habits more efficient. I was introduced to these strategies in a webinar I recently attended, and I immediately thought of this community! These strategies come from the research and work of the Learning Scientists - a research group focused on how people learn (the science of learning!). You can find their website HERE to learn more. They have lots of free material for each of the six strategies on their website. You can find posters, stickers, bookmarks, blog posts, youtube videos, etc. 

Today's episode is all about spaced practice - the practice of spreading out your studying over time rather than cramming all at once.

In this episode, I interview my dear friend Alexandra Bush about motherhood and the arts. Alex and I tell the story of how we met through our husbands, and how our lives have intersected. We discuss everything from the pandemic to how our bodies change after motherhood. 

Alex's personal site:

alexbushphoto.com

UI Dance Virtual Dance Site:

https://virtualdance.studio.uiowa.edu

“Other countries have social safety nets. The U.S. has women."

https://annehelen.substack.com/p/other-countries-have-social-safety

The poetry of Kate Baer (a major source of inspiration in her current project):

https://www.katebaer.com

https://www.instagram.com/katejbaer/

This episode of Pantsuit Politics addresses Gender Roles (and there’s a lot of talk about motherhood) during the pandemic:

https://www.pantsuitpoliticsshow.com/show-archives/2020/9/22/rbg-gender-roles-and-the-pandemic

In today's episode, I share with you about a free 3-day challenge I'm hosting November 30 - December 2 (2020!).  You can join the challenge HERE.

During the "Chaos to Confidence" challenge, we'll be talking about how I use Trello as a tool for organizing ALL.THE.THINGS.

Connections & Resources:

Podcast-

AlmaMother: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/almamother/id1535688992

Facebook -

Free Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/863420391063966​

Business Page: https://www.facebook.com/Mandy-Biggers-991326337720045​

Pinterest -

AlmaMother: https://www.pinterest.com/prof_mommy/almamother/​

Instagram -

@profmommy: Instagram.com/profmommy

In this episode, we are chatting about tips for how to create a study space that works best for YOU! I give you 6 tips to think about for WHERE you study.

I mention the Pomodoro technique https://francescocirillo.com/pages/pomodoro-technique 

Did you know you don't have to read a research paper all the way through from front to back? In this episode, I give you some tips and tricks for reading research articles more efficiently - saving time and mental energy! Just what every mom in school needs, right?!?