In this bite-size research episode, Carolina discusses research on seductive details—the details we include in our teaching that are not necessarily relevant for understanding the topic but make the lesson more interesting.

Episode 45 - Bite-Size Research on Seductive Details

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In Episode 81, Megan, Cindy, Carolina, and Althea walk through their Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP) Annual Conference on Teaching (ACT) talk! The episode was recorded in October 2023 when all four Learning Scientists were together in Portland, Oregon for the conference. After they gave their formal talk, they recorded their talk in one of their hotel rooms to reach more people.

Episode 81: STP Talk -- Science Communication about Retrieval Practice

In Episode 80, Cindy interviews Kareem Farah, CEO and co-founder of the Modern Classrooms Project.

Episode 80: An Interview with Kareem Farah from The Modern Classrooms Project

In Episode 79, Althea interviews Spencer Russell, an award-winning teacher and educator about early childhood literacy. You can learn more about Spencer's approach to early childhood literacy at https://www.toddlersread.com/. Follow him on Instagram (@toddlerscanread) for tips and videos!

Episode 79: Toddlers Can Read with Spencer Russell

In Episode 78, Megan, Cindy, Carolina, and Althea talk through the resources available on learningscientists.org.

Episode 78: learningscientists.org Resource Refresher

In Episode 77, Megan interviews Maxim Vickerie and Adam Smith from EF+Math, a program supported by the nonprofit AERDF.

Episode 45 - Bite-Size Research on Seductive Details

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