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Steve Chiger @stevechiger.bsky.social · 13h

Happy Media Literacy Week! To celebrate, @teachergoals.bsky.social has made Gram and Gran FREE on Kindle all week! Not asking for anything in return, but honest ratings/reviews always welcome! We’re a chapter book of solve-it-yourself media literacy mysteries for gr 3-7. Pls share! a.co/d/gKflH5A

Gram and Gran Save the Summer: A Whimsical Adventure in Media Literacy (The Gram and Gran Series Book 1) - Kindle edition by Chiger, Stephen , Pereira, Daniel , Decrevel, Louis . Children Kindle eBook...

Gram and Gran Save the Summer: A Whimsical Adventure in Media Literacy (The Gram and Gran Series Book 1) - Kindle edition by Chiger, Stephen , Pereira, Daniel , Decrevel, Louis . Download it once and ...

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Steve Chiger @stevechiger.bsky.social · Aug 29

Terrific post on the dangers of over-simplification for teachers and students!

Alex Quigley @alexjquigley.bsky.social · Aug 29

'The oversimplification trap'

"When it comes to students in the classroom, we can simplify an explanation of a concept into PPT where complex phrases become glossy icons. Books can become short booklets. Subjects become revision guides."

alexquigley.co.uk/the-oversimp...

The oversimplification trap

Are we in danger of making learning too simple? When it comes to students in the classroom, we can simplify an explanation of a concept into PPT where complex phrases become glossy icons. Books can b...

alexquigley.co.uk

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Dan Willingham @dtwuva.bsky.social · Aug 27

New substack: LLM Chatbots Are the Inscrutable Unknown Variable in Lesson Plans
dtwuva.substack.com/p/llm-chatbo...

LLM Chatbots Are the Inscrutable Unknown Variable in Lesson Plans

The cognitive consequences of using LLM Chatbots in class can be subtle and hard to predict

dtwuva.substack.com

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Steve Chiger @stevechiger.bsky.social · Aug 4

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Daisy Christodoulou @daisychristo.bsky.social · Aug 4

If AI is being used extensively in office jobs, then should we be letting students use AI in the classroom?

No - here's why.

With reference to 3 papers that show what you do in a job isn't the template for what you do in the classroom.

substack.nomoremarking.com/p/education-...

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Steve Chiger @stevechiger.bsky.social · Jul 10

Useful as always. If you don’t subscribe to Peps’ newsletter, consider doing so! (Link at the end of his thread.)

Peps @pepsmccrea.bsky.social · Jul 9

🔥 16 hottest education related research papers from the last 8 weeks:

(all open source 🔓)

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Dan Willingham @dtwuva.bsky.social · Jun 17

Wiley just put the audio version of Why Don't Students Like School on sale--50% off! www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

50% OFF Why Don't Students Like School?: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom, 2nd Edition

Why Don&#39;t Students Like School? Second Edition features 25% updated material while still honoring the classic, beloved approaches of the original. The book draws its themes from the most frequ...

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Steve Chiger @stevechiger.bsky.social · Jun 12

Yes. My view is that we should teach this early and repeatedly in K12, so it's just part of how students interact with online text. "Lateral reading" was essential for me as a journalist (we called it "independent verification") and we're at a point where it's essential for everyone, all the time.

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Steve Chiger @stevechiger.bsky.social · Jun 12

Oh, wow.

“I think we need to be prepared for a world where it is impossible to tell real from AI-generated images and video, with implications for a wide swath of society, from the entertainment we enjoy to our trust for online content.” — Ethan Mollick

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Steve Chiger @stevechiger.bsky.social · Jun 11

Get ready for much more stuff like this. An (interesting!) article about a photograph leading with…an AI generated image. We need to help students be ready to navigate this world, and fast.

An article about a photograph that leads with an AI-generated version of it.

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Steve Chiger @stevechiger.bsky.social · Jun 9

I read and enjoyed this! It’s a good, fast primer for key cog sci research and its application in classrooms.

Pooja K. Agarwal @retrievelearn.bsky.social · Jun 9

Refresh your teaching with practical tips from my book "Smart Teaching Stronger Learning," co-written with 10 cognitive scientists (who are also teachers!).

Smart Teaching Stronger Learning

In the book Smart Teaching Stronger Learning, 10 renowned cognitive scientists share innovative teaching strategies that strengthen student success. Written for busy educators and leaders in K–12, higher...

retrievalpractice.org

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Steve Chiger @stevechiger.bsky.social · Jun 1

That is true! The news value of timeliness definitely means something different than when I was a reporter. As an educator, I wish I could say secondary verification was the norm—but it’s something that contributes to a media ecosystem where not all actors are equally responsible.

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Steve Chiger @stevechiger.bsky.social · Jun 1

We have already left the world where “just look at the fingers” was sound advice. If we want to get this right, strong, sequenced media literacy instruction is an urgent need.

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Steve Chiger @stevechiger.bsky.social · Jun 1

From Ethan Mollick’s “One Useful Thing” blog—“I think we need to be prepared for a world where it is impossible to tell real from AI-generated images and video, with implications for a wide swath of society, from the entertainment we enjoy to our trust for online content.” Couldn’t agree more.

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Steve Chiger @stevechiger.bsky.social · May 28

This is so important to me as an educator and as a parent. 👇🏼Books are so essential to English instruction it almost feels not worth saying. EXCEPT, as this interview shows, that may not be the case!

Holly Korbey @hollykorbey.bsky.social · May 23

There's been lots of media attention on how many college students can't get thru a book—but students aren't getting much practice reading books before they get to college. A new survey finds top elementary English programs feature few—or no—books. hollykorbey.substack.com/p/students-r...

Students read few—or no—books in top ELA programs, survey finds

Elementary students get little practice reading whole books in some of the country's most popular elementary reading curricula, shedding new light on national reading crisis

hollykorbey.substack.com

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Steve Chiger @stevechiger.bsky.social · May 28

Second best dietary advice I’ve seen, of course after Mark Strand’s “Eating Poetry.” 🤓 www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/52959/...

Eating Poetry

The librarian does not believe what she sees. Their eyeballs roll, their blond legs burn like brush. The poor librarian begins to stamp her feet and weep.

www.poetryfoundation.org

Steve Chiger @stevechiger.bsky.social · May 28

Enjoyed this intellectually nutritious post on diet and cognition from the inimitable @andrewwatsonttb.bsky.social.

www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/nutriti...

Nutrition and Learning: Do Saturated Fats Harm Cognition? – Education & Teacher Conferences

www.learningandthebrain.com

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Steve Chiger @stevechiger.bsky.social · May 26

David is one of the smartest (and most prolific!) writers we have. If, like me, you find simulation theory fascinating, you’ll love this essay on what it means to build meaning in a world that might possibly not be real.

David Didau @didau.bsky.social · May 26

NEW: Are we living in a simulation? open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...

Teaching in the Matrix: What the simulation argument reveals about education

Academic papers everyone should read #3

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Carl Hendrick @carlhendrick.substack.com · May 22

🧵How much does prior knowledge really matter for learning? A new study challenges one of the most foundational ideas in education: that the more you know, the more you can know. The results are pretty shocking. Here's why it really surprised me ⬇️

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Zach Groshell @mrzachg.bsky.social · May 20

Attention is often referred to as the gateway to cognition. Securing attention should be a major focus!

But you also have to give students something to attend to. Faultless communications are also necessary.

Registration is open for this free webinar!

educationrickshaw.com/2025/05/19/h...

Harnessing Attention and Explaining Better

Blake Harvard, a teacher and author of the best-selling book, Do I have your attention?, and I share an obsession with improving teaching through evidence-based practices. A major focus of both of …

educationrickshaw.com

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Steve Chiger @stevechiger.bsky.social · May 15

At the very least, English teachers made our mark on the writers at The Onion. 😂

You Can’t Even Watch A Movie Anymore Without Seeing Some Theme Explored

I’ve loved movies ever since I was a little kid. Just stepping into that dark theater, with the smell of fresh popcorn, was like being transported to a whole other world. It used to be so magical. But...

theonion.com

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Steve Chiger @stevechiger.bsky.social · May 13

Love this! Lateral reading and SIFT are critical skills. Our generation may be catching up now, but we owe it to our kids to build this into the K12 experience.

Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · May 12

Think Like a Fact-Checker: www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/misg... by @matthewfacciani.bsky.social

Key 👇

"- Stop & reflect before sharing or believing the information.
- Investigate the source
- Find better coverage from reliable sources
- Trace the information back to its original context"

Think Like a Fact-Checker: The Skill Most People Don’t Use

Most people judge online info by how it looks—but expert fact-checkers do something totally different. Here’s the skill they use—and how you can learn it too.

www.psychologytoday.com

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Andrew Watson @andrewwatsonttb.bsky.social · May 8

Hello friends!

You're keen to spend a week this summer studying memory, attention, and learning? I've got just the workshop for you...

We'll be in Boston this July for our 7th summer; I hope you'll join us.

Reach out if you have any questions.

Cheers

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Steve Chiger @stevechiger.bsky.social · May 1

SUPER proud of my partner Charell Star for publishing her memoir today! It’s one thing to write about what you know, but it’s another to write about what you’ve experienced. Powerful, moving, and full of lessons in joy & resilience to live by. a.co/d/dZT8OLf

Charell Star holding her new memoir: Trash Bag Tales & Other Stories of an Accidentally Happy Life.

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