How can teachers use retrieval practice better in the classroom to enable students to improve their memory?

Our 56th interview is with Dr. Pooja Agarwal, a cognitive scientist and teacher. Pooja started her education career teaching 4th and 5th grade and now teaches college students in Boston at Berklee College of Music.

Listen to Pooja and Teacher Toolkit founder, Ross McGill discuss Pooja’s education upbringing and background and how a non-musician manages to teach at a music school! The concept of ‘retrieval practice’ and why it was her PhD focus and wow retrieval practice effects Pooja’s music students and how and where they naturally apply it: "Use it or lose it!"

Learn how technology has given teachers access to digestible neuroscience research and discover Pooja’s new book ’Powerful Teaching: Unleash the science of learning’ and its focus on actionable cognitive science. We also unpick the challenges American teachers face in 2019 and which thought leaders have influenced her and where she goes to inspiration. To takeaway, we explore tips to help teachers be more effective in the classroom and the challenges faced by women in STEM and the ’leaky pipe’ concept.

You can follow @PoojaAgarwal on Twitter and discover more about her on her website: www.PoojaAgarwal.com and also discover her excellent platform to support educators, www.RetrievalPractice.org - Don't forget to grab a copy of her excellent book, Powerful Teaching!

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