Nick Soderstrom, Ph.D.inAge of AwarenessTeach Your Kids to See Challenges and Failures as OpportunitiesI don’t know about you, but school was a struggle for me, especially high school. While some students seemingly breezed through…May 26, 20231May 26, 20231
Nick Soderstrom, Ph.D.inAge of AwarenessTo Learn, Space OutUsing the Spacing Effect to Boost Retention and UnderstandingNov 22, 20192Nov 22, 20192
Nick Soderstrom, Ph.D.How Losing My Dad as a Kid Devastated — Then Elevated — MeI 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, 2019Jun 16, 2019
Nick Soderstrom, Ph.D.inAge of AwarenessLearning vs. Performance: A Distinction Every Educator Should KnowYou’re teaching a concept in class, working through examples and explaining the steps. You have your students do some practice problems…Jun 1, 20195Jun 1, 20195
Nick Soderstrom, Ph.D.inAge of AwarenessAmerica, We Have an Education CrisisThe Science of Learning Can HelpApr 26, 20198Apr 26, 20198
Nick Soderstrom, Ph.D.inAge of AwarenessLearning Styles and LeprechaunsAfter 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, 20195Mar 22, 20195
Nick Soderstrom, Ph.D.inAge of AwarenessWhy We Need More Testing, Not LessTesting has become a bad word in our society, largely because our educational system places a strong emphasis on high-stakes assessments…Jan 31, 20198Jan 31, 20198
Nick Soderstrom, Ph.D.inAge of AwarenessLearning How to Learn: A Critical Life SkillKnowing how to facilitate durable and flexible learning has never been more important than it is today. Our complex, hyper-competitive…Dec 17, 2018Dec 17, 2018
Nick Soderstrom, Ph.D.inAge of AwarenessWant to Make Learning Stick? Make it HarderLet’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, 20181Nov 16, 20181