My NEW book, a fundraiser, and a Zoom party!
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I am thrilled to announce the publication of my new book, Smart Teaching Stronger Learning: Practical Tips From 10 Cognitive Scientists.
What I love about it: It’s short, practical, and full of ideas to make teaching memorable.
Why the book exists: To bring together a team of cognitive scientists, who are all teachers(!), to share a variety of tips from their own classrooms.
Why I hope you’ll read it: It isn’t science-y at all. No jargon, no statistics. Just teachers talking about teaching, with legit evidence-based classroom strategies straight from the (scientific) source.
Plus…
We’ll be donating $1 for every book purchased on launch day (April 8) by 11:59pm ET to a non-profit, FriendshipWorks. Help make a difference in the lives of elders!
We’re hosting a book launch party via Zoom on Tuesday, April 15 at 5:00pm ET. Click here to register.
I want to thank you, my newsletter readers, for continuing to give me energy and encouragement to keep going on this path of improving education. I truly can’t do it without you and I am grateful for your support.
Smart Teaching Stronger Learning
Smart Teaching Stronger Learning is (I hope) going to move the needle on improving teaching, learning, and education. And with unique classroom perspectives from 10 experts on learning, this is the kind of book I wish I had when I started teaching.
Written for K–12 and college/university teachers and administrators, this book is short. Seriously short: 10 chapters, only 10 pages each. We know what it’s like to be busy: juggling lesson plans, emails, and meetings — and of course, the actual teaching.
Luckily, the contributors have done the heavy lifting for you by translating research, developing class activities, and testing them out in their own classrooms. They’re representative of today’s educators and they know what it’s like to teach in the real world.
Click here to read an excerpt from the introduction, view the table of contents, and learn more about the authors. Topics include retrieval practice, spacing, and interleaving, with more tips on how to motivate students, support their transfer of learning, and combat neuromyths.
We’ll be donating $1 for every book purchased on launch day (April 8, 2025) by 11:59pm ET to a non-profit, FriendshipWorks. Located in Boston, their mission is to end social isolation for older adults. On a near weekly basis, my elder buddy Peter and I get together, and I feel so fortunate to spend time with him. I hope you’ll join me in this fundraising effort.
Smart Teaching Stronger Learning is available in paperback and Kindle/e-book from major retailers, including Amazon, Bookshop, and Barnes & Noble. Please support your local independent bookstore by making purchase through Bookshop.org (it’s currently cheaper than Amazon!).
Whether you teach K–12 students or graduate students, or you’re new to teaching or a long-time educator: If you want to improve student learning, this book is for you.
Meet the authors at our Zoom party on April 15, 2025
The 10 cognitive scientists featured in Smart Teaching Stronger Learning are amazing teachers, researchers, and human beings. We’re a close-knit community of friends (the stories I could tell…) and I feel so fortunate that they’ve all gone along with my zany idea to put together this book.
Meet the authors at our book launch via Zoom on Tuesday, April 15 from 5-6pm ET (eastern time zone). Join the informal conversation and walk away with some teaching tips you can implement immediately.
Click here to register for our Zoom Party. It will be recorded, but you must register to access the recording. I look forward to seeing you there!
