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Kent Wetzel
@kentwetzel.bsky.social
Leadership, Learning Science, Frederick County Public Schools MD
Excited to see the Festival of Education is coming back to Maryland next October educationfestusa.com
2nd USA Festival of Education - Sat, Sept 28th.
The USA Festival of Education will take place on Saturday 28 September at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac, Maryland—an inspirational event for educators and teachers.
educationfestusa.com
April 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Excited to present at researchED NYC tomorrow, hope to see many there.
March 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Our school system leaders have spent this year diving into the topic of Effortful Thinking with resources from Deans for Impact ,they have created some great resources like this that are available for free deansforimpact.org/files/assets/l…
February 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Recently presented this professional learning on retrieval practice and decided to record a condensed version to make available. m.youtube.com/watch?v=vy7V...
February 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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New Today

Obsessions and John Hattie

Teachers are obsessed with teaching, but are they obsessed with learning?

theeffortfuleducator.com/2025/02/10/o...
Obsessions and John Hattie - The Effortful Educator
Teachers are obsessed with teaching, but are they obsessed with learning?
theeffortfuleducator.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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My essay, "Cognitive Biases That Undermine Teaching" for The Teaching Professor, now freely available on ResearchGate

www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Cognitive Biases That Undermine Teaching
PDF | Like millions of people, I play Wordle each day in The New York Times. If you are unfamiliar, Wordle is a logic game in which you get six guesses... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...
www.researchgate.net
February 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Hi All! Excited for a new platform to network through! @megvertebrae.bsky.social
January 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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‘Supporting shy pupils to talk in class’

Teacher relationships & ‘warm calling’ can help, but peer relationships may not be the positive we expect.

alexquigley.co.uk/supporting-s...
Supporting shy pupils to talk in class
Shy pupils can easily, often unnoticed, slide to the sides of lessons. Supporting such pupils, who are nervous to talk with their peers or in front of the class, can be a tricky business but also vita...
alexquigley.co.uk
January 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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🚨 Save the Date 🚨 Feb 8 🚨

If you have ever wanted to speak at a teaching/learning conference, or

Been accepted to speak, but didn't know how to create a talk, or

Wanted to improve your presentation game,

I've got practical and creative ideas:

www.eventbrite.com/e/so-youre-g...
January 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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🚨🚨 NEW TODAY

For the last 18 months, I've been working on a top secret documentary to capture & deconstruct some of best teaching in UK.

Why We Made It & How To Access It (For Free):



www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SQ0...
(Why And How) We Made A Documentary Unpacking Great Teaching
YouTube video by Peps Mccrea
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Excited to have an opportunity to present at the upcoming researchED in NYC this March. Hope to see many others there! researched.org.uk/event/resear...
January 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I have really enjoyed using this consultancy protocol this semester with my college students to analyze lessons they have created. Much of the feedback I would generate previously has come from the students themselves. Kudos to Jim Heal for sharing in our work with DFI
November 25, 2024 at 10:12 PM
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Misconception banks

"It is important for teachers to be aware of misconceptions when planning and designing lessons but also to be responsive when misconception arise."

How do you response in this situation?

https://buff.ly/490p1U3

#EduBlogShare
Misconception Banks
Common misconceptions in teaching and learning. Learn how to identify and address misconceptions to enhance student understanding.
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November 24, 2024 at 8:00 AM