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Youki Terada

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Senior Editor, Research @edutopia.org ~ Former STEM and edtech researcher at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Hall of Science ~ Berkeley B.A./M.Ed. grad Check out my latest articles: https://www.edutopia.org/profile/youki-terada/

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Youki Terada @youkiterada.bsky.social · Dec 20

Don't miss my latest @edutopia.org article featuring 10+ studies that made a big impact this year, including:
◼️ Why "small wins" matter
◼️ When AI harms learning
◼️ Covid's lasting impact
◼️ How "inattention contagion" spreads
◼️ The power of nature journaling

www.edutopia.org/article/the-... #EduSky

The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2024

It’s that time again—our yearly review of the research you should read, from the sneaky ways that inattention can spread in your classroom to the promises and perils of AI.

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 15d

🚨🎧 Edutopia just launched a podcast! It’s called School of Practice, and it’s chock-full of strategies to improve your teaching today.

Join us every two weeks for 15-minute episodes filled with smart, pedagogy-shifting advice—backed by the research, and test-driven by teachers just like you.

The Look

It’s that quick glance that says, “I see you. I know exactly what you’re doing. And no, you’re not getting away with it.”

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Youki Terada @youkiterada.bsky.social · Aug 20

I asked Claude to generate 20 multiple-choice questions and exactly zero had "A" as an answer, and "C" made up more than half.

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · Aug 19

Classroom seating decisions are some of the most powerful tools that teachers have to manage a classroom, working quietly behind the scenes to promote prosocial behavior & suppress distractions.

Edutopia’s @youkiterada.bsky.social outlines research-based tips for choosing the best layout.

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Research-Based Tips for Optimal Seating Arrangements

The right approach to seating works behind the scenes to keep students focused on learning while minimizing disruptions, research suggests.

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Anne Noyes Saini @annenoyessaini.bsky.social · Aug 7

We need your help for an upcoming podcast episode about attention stamina!

Tell us what you see in your class when students aren't able to focus (& how you respond):

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What are some signs that students are struggling to focus, and how do you respond in the moment?

For an upcoming podcast episode, we want to understand what you see in class when students struggle to focus. What routines do you use to help students build focus at the start of a new year? Thanks f...

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Paige Tutt @tatertutt.bsky.social · Aug 4

When researching what can go wrong w/ #edtech integration (at the classroom/building/and district level), I found educators citing the exact same problems today that they flagged 10+ years ago.

I went out searching for guidance on carving a path forward.

My latest for @edutopia.org:

6 Things We’re Getting Wrong About Tech Integration

Despite years of investment, many schools are still missing the mark on technology integration. Here’s what the experts told us needs to change—and how to get started this year.

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Kenie Richards @kenierichards.bsky.social · Jul 28

We're hiring for an exciting new role @edutopia.org that sits at the intersection of community engagement, editorial storytelling, and digital innovation.

Intrigued? Check it out and pass it on!

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You've launched initiatives that blend community building with content marketing—testing fresh approaches to grow engaged audiences, experimenting with emerging platforms, and actively iterating based on what resonates with your community (bonus points if you did this in the education space).You’re a natural communicator and relentlessly curious to get to know people and help them share their ideas to the benefit of others. You have a strong instinct for compelling story and content angles and can execute on that vision; maybe you’ve been a blogger or have cultivated a following on Instagram, create videos in your free time, and love tinkering with the latest digital media formats and tools out there. You are energized by working with new technologies and translating complex ideas into useful and usable materials.You are highly creative, write well, and are good at rallying your colleagues to design and implement new initiatives that don’t have an established roadmap to follow.You are ready to contribute bold, strategically aligned ideas to the broader team’s overall strategy. You have classroom experience (i.e., you were a teacher) or a background in K-12 education and can successfully demonstrate your abilities in digital content creation and/or organizing events or other gatherings for educators.

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · Jul 16

We tend to think of “brain breaks” as downtime, but a 2021 study says they're “just as important as practice in learning a new skill.” 🧠

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2-Minute Read. The Research Is In: We Drastically Underestimate the Importance of Brain Breaks. By Youki Terada. Illustration of a brain with arms and legs, reclining and reading a book.

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Anne Noyes Saini @annenoyessaini.bsky.social · Jul 7

Attention, HS teachers! For a new @edutopia.org story, I'm seeking strategies to quickly quiet a noisy high school class—beyond the usual countdowns and ringing bells.

What's your most creative approach for older kids?

Bonus points for sharing a memorable "I can't believe that worked" moment! 😅

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Youki Terada @youkiterada.bsky.social · Jul 1

“Technological skills are projected to grow in importance more rapidly than any other skills in the next five years,” concludes the World Economic Forum in its 2025 Future of Jobs Report.

My latest @edutopia.org article with the amazing
@tatertutt.bsky.social:
www.edutopia.org/article/7-re...

7 Research-Backed Tech Tips You Can Use Today

From AI tutors that actually work to a simple trick for beating back digital distractions.

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · Jun 29

Background knowledge is the scaffolding students can use when introduced to new topics—to draw connections and make inferences. Here’s how to help them build it. 💡

#literacy #EdutopiaVideos

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · Jun 27

All in one place: Our popular collection of animations breaking down important education studies. 📊📽️

#EdResearch #EduSky

Research Animations for Educators

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · Jun 23

Catch up on recent education research with this practical list of must-read studies. 📝👏

#EduSky #EdResearch

10 Studies Every Teacher Should Know About

How to integrate the science of reading, plan for effective review sessions with your students, think about inquiry-based learning, and more.

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · Jun 22

If you’re a middle or high school teacher, you likely have procrastinators in your class.

Delays have a cost: A 2015 study found that the longer college students waited to turn in an assignment, the worse their grades were, Edutopia senior editor @youkiterada.bsky.social writes.

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2-Minute Read. The Research Is In. 3 Reasons Students Procrastinate—and How to Help Them Stop. By Youki Terada. Image of a huge clock, with a student lying on the hour hand, using a tablet.

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · Jun 17

Welcome to #EduInFocus! 🔍

This time, we’re bringing instructional rounds into focus, and our host is @jorgedoespbl.bsky.social.

Join us for this slow chat as we explore how they can inspire learning and growth. We want to hear from you!

#EduInFocus. This chat’s topic: Making Instructional Rounds Matter. A slow chat series brought to you by Edutopia.

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · Jun 16

🪮 Our editors comb through education research.

📪 You get the most important insights, right in your inbox.

Subscribe to The Research Is In today: edut.to/4jmc0HV

#EdResearch #EduSky #education

Edutopia Newsletters: The Research Is In

A monthly roundup of the most impactful education research, trends, and discoveries translated into actionable classroom strategies.

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · Jun 10

Dysgraphia can look like messy handwriting, but it’s a lot more than that and can be a serious obstacle to academic success for some students.

Do you know what to look for and how to help kids who struggle with writing?

#EduSky #education

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What Teachers Should Know About Dysgraphia. Signs to look out for and evidence-based ways to help kids who struggle with writing. By Youki Terada.

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Paige Tutt @tatertutt.bsky.social · Jun 4

Want a sneak peek at what's coming in the June issue of The Wired Classroom, @edutopia.org's tech newsletter? 👀

I had the pleasure of co-writing this piece w/ the brilliant @youkiterada.bsky.social.

Keep an eye on your inbox Sunday, June 8th, where you'll see this and *nine* other tech pieces!

7 Research-Backed Tech Tips You Can Use Today

From AI tutors that actually work to a simple trick for beating back digital distractions.

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · Jun 2

Skip the trial and error! ⏩ These research-backed approaches to tech integration are tried and true (plus, you can start using them right now).

#EdTech #EduSky

7 Research-Backed Tech Tips You Can Use Today

From AI tutors that actually work to a simple trick for beating back digital distractions.

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Youki Terada @youkiterada.bsky.social · May 20

New study finds that AI chatbots overgeneralize when summarizing scientific studies:
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...

What made me do a spit-take is that asking them to be accurate—"do not introduce any inaccuracies when summarizing"—actually doubled the overgeneralizations.
h/t @tatertutt.bsky.social

3.2. Asking LLMs for faithful science summaries increased algorithmic overgeneralizations

Explicitly requesting accurate responses from LLMs seems intuitive to retrieve summaries that capture all relevant details of input texts. However, we found that this backfired. Compared to a simple summarization request, asking for responses faithful to the original text produced a twofold increase in the likelihood of generalized conclusions, in some models, increasing overall algorithmic overgeneralizations by up to 15% (e.g. ChatGPT-4o (UI), table 2). This finding extends previous research that suggests adding information intended to improve LLM accuracy in LLM prompts can be counterproductive [46].

One potential explanation of this backfire effect may be related to the content of the accuracy prompt, which stated ‘do not introduce any inaccuracies when summarizing’ (figure 1). Psychological research on humans found ‘ironic rebound’ effects, which can occur when people attempting to free their mind of a target thought experience higher levels of occurrence and accessibility of the thought compared with people intentionally focusing on the thought (e.g. ‘Don’t think of a pink elephant now’ [47]). While this remains to be tested and caution about LLM anthropomorphism is warranted [34], our prompt may have triggered a similar tendency in LLMs. By calling for attempts to free processing of inaccuracy, it may have made the occurrence of inaccuracy more likely, suggesting an algorithmic version of the ‘ironic rebound’ effect.

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · May 10

Regular cold calling can improve class participation by 40%. But not all cold calling is created equal!

A 2022 study found some cold calls feel more “encouraging & engaging” to students, while others are more “confrontational & intimidating.” ⚔️

A simple tweak can warm up your calls:

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1-Minute Read. Research. Warming Up Your Cold Calls. Adapted from: 8 Small But Impactful Classroom Management Shifts, by Youki Terada.

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · May 8

Of all the stories we tell, one rises above the rest: the story of the lasting impact you make.

From the Edutopia team, thank you for the lessons you teach, the small wins you celebrate, and the many efforts that make a lasting difference for your students.

#TeacherAppreciationWeek

The George Lucas Educational Foundation and Edutopia team, holding up a "Thank you!" banner and orange, blue, and yellow stars.

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Florina Erbeli⛷️🏔️ @florinaerbeli.bsky.social · May 4

👍Grateful that our study on optimal phonemic awareness dosage is recognized among the notable education studies of 2024 by @edutopia.org

🔗 to the Edutopia article (see #10): www.edutopia.org/article/the-...

🔗 to our study: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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Youki Terada @youkiterada.bsky.social · May 6

Thanks for the excellent study! Looking forward to more :)

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Youki Terada @youkiterada.bsky.social · May 6

There’s no silver bullet to keeping students on track and disruptions at bay—a 2021 study notes that being an effective teacher “requires the adaptive application of a repertoire of different classroom management strategies.”

Check out my latest on @edutopia.org:

www.edutopia.org/article/smal...

8 Small But Impactful Classroom Management Shifts

How using subtle gestures, spatial awareness, and tone of voice can nudge your classroom toward smoother operations.

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · May 4

Teachers: With every student you lift up, every idea you nurture, and every quiet moment of encouragement you offer, you are making an impact that lasts far beyond a school year.

Our team came together to offer our personal thank yous. Happy #TeacherAppreciationWeek from all of us at Edutopia!

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