Cognitive load
The Power of the Pause
In a world of constant noise and overload, the pause is a powerful teaching tool. Discover how intentional pausing creates clarity, reduces cognitive overwhelm, and deepens student learning.
Metacognition
Making Metacognitive Reflection a Daily Habit with Retrieval Practice
Make metacognitive reflection a daily habit using quick retrieval practice routines that help students strengthen memory, deepen understanding, and build real learning awareness.
Retrieval Practice
Metacognitive Reflection in the Language Classroom
Metacognitive reflection helps students understand how they learn and strengthen learning over time. When reflection is built into instruction and designed through a UDL lens, students use feedback and retrieval to build confidence, reduce anxiety, and learn more independently.
Retrieval Practice
From Warm-Ups to Retrieval: Making the Start of Class Count
Make the start of class count with intentional warm-ups that lead into retrieval practice. Learn how purposeful beginnings boost engagement, memory, and student readiness for deeper learning.
Retrieval Practice
The Power of Retrieval Practice
Retrieval practice is one of the most effective ways to strengthen memory and learning. Discover how bringing information back to mind improves long-term retention and supports student success.
Retrieval Practice
What is the Science of Learning?
Retrieval practice strengthens memory and learning by helping students actively recall information. Discover practical classroom strategies that work.
Universal Design For Learning
Brain-Based Learning Made Simple: 4 Processes That Matter
Brain-based learning doesn’t have to be complicated. Discover four key cognitive processes—attention, encoding, storage, and retrieval—that help students learn, remember, and succeed.
Universal Design For Learning
The Joyful Chaos of UDL in the Language Classroom
UDL helps language teachers design instruction for learner variability with intention. Explore practical strategies that build access, choice, and confidence while maintaining rigor and target language use.
Beyond Hearing: When was the last time I truly listened?
Listening is more than hearing words. Discover how teachers can help students listen deeply with empathy, presence, and intention—strengthening classroom connection and meaningful communication.
The Power of Eliciting Stories: Ethnographic interviews in the language classroom
"The whole study is the power of eliciting people’s stories," says Dr. Maureen Lothrop Magnan '20. Dr. Magnan, a Spanish teacher and language coordinator for Sharon Public Schools, strives for empathy through active listening for challenging attitudes towards speakers of other languages. Spanish teacher Dr. Maureen