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Teach Your Kids to See Challenges and Failures as Opportunities

I don’t know about you, but school was a struggle for me, especially high school. While some students seemingly breezed through…

May 26, 2023

Teach Your Kids to See Challenges and Failures as Opportunities

May 26, 2023

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To Learn, Space Out

Using the Spacing Effect to Boost Retention and Understanding

Nov 22, 2019

To Learn, Space Out

Nov 22, 2019

How Losing My Dad as a Kid Devastated — Then Elevated — Me

I don’t remember much from my early childhood, but I’ll never forget the night my mom, with tears in her eyes, woke me up to tell me my…

Jun 16, 2019

How Losing My Dad as a Kid Devastated — Then Elevated — Me

Jun 16, 2019

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Learning vs. Performance: A Distinction Every Educator Should Know

You’re teaching a concept in class, working through examples and explaining the steps. You have your students do some practice problems…

Jun 1, 2019

Learning vs. Performance: A Distinction Every Educator Should Know

Jun 1, 2019

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America, We Have an Education Crisis

The Science of Learning Can Help

Apr 26, 2019

America, We Have an Education Crisis

Apr 26, 2019

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Learning Styles and Leprechauns

After doing poorly on one of my exams, a student of mine met with me and proclaimed, “I’m a kinesthetic learner, so it’s hard for me to do…

Mar 22, 2019

Learning Styles and Leprechauns

Mar 22, 2019

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Why We Need More Testing, Not Less

Testing has become a bad word in our society, largely because our educational system places a strong emphasis on high-stakes assessments…

Jan 31, 2019

Why We Need More Testing, Not Less

Jan 31, 2019

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Learning How to Learn: A Critical Life Skill

Knowing how to facilitate durable and flexible learning has never been more important than it is today. Our complex, hyper-competitive…

Dec 17, 2018

Learning How to Learn: A Critical Life Skill

Dec 17, 2018

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Want to Make Learning Stick? Make it Harder

Let’s face it: We want things to be easy. Like rivers that flow around mountains instead of going through them, we usually seek the path…

Nov 16, 2018

Want to Make Learning Stick? Make it Harder

Nov 16, 2018

Nick Soderstrom, Ph.D.

Nick Soderstrom, Ph.D.

Nick is a cognitive psychologist with an expertise in human learning and memory and has been recognized for his excellence in research and teaching.

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