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Paul Kirschner @paulkirschner.bsky.social · 19d

When Teacher Training Feels Like a Sales Pitch (and How to Push Back)
What an incredibly good post by @nsachdeva.bsky.social and Jim Hewitt
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When Teacher Training Feels Like a Sales Pitch (and How to Push Back)

How to recognize the subtle tactics that steer your thinking.

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Paul Kirschner @paulkirschner.bsky.social · 15d

In contrast to the 'fool's gold' that's often dished up as teacher training, @nsachdeva.bsky.social and Jim Hewitt offer us pure gold for sifting through the advertorials.
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When Teacher Training Feels Like a Sales Pitch (and How to Push Back)

How to recognize the subtle tactics that steer your thinking.

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Nidhi Sachdeva @nsachdeva.bsky.social · 19d

🔥New Post🔥
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When Teacher Training Feels Like a Sales Pitch (and How to Push Back)

How to recognize the subtle tactics that steer your thinking.

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JUMP Math @jumpmath.bsky.social · 26d

He will be discussing the research behind the science of learning, the key factors driving the decline of student engagement and motivation, and the lack of positive results being yielded from 'progressive' math teaching methods.

@researchedcanada.bsky.social
@nsachdeva.bsky.social
#ResearchED

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Anna Stokke @rastokke.bsky.social · 26d

🔥 New Chalk & Talk episode! I had a fantastic conversation with Benjamin Solomon about the petition to retract the New York Math Briefs and how reading and MATH need the SAME evidence-based teaching. Link to episode below!

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Nidhi Sachdeva @nsachdeva.bsky.social · Jul 14

✅️Know better so you can do better!

👍🏽Science of Learning can inform educators better as they navigate the complex and dynamic environment of a classroom.

❓️Isn't that a good thing? 🤷‍♂️

👉🏽Why is is so hard to convince folks about this? If we know better, we can do better!

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Nidhi Sachdeva @nsachdeva.bsky.social · Jul 8

Hi Amy, saw you speak at ATD25, it was such a wonderful talk. Thank you!

Nidhi Sachdeva @nsachdeva.bsky.social · Jun 8

So true!

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Jodi DeVries @jodidevries.bsky.social · Jun 7

Drs. @nsachdeva.bsky.social & Jim Hewitt share about classic studies in Education, starting w/ working memory & cognitive load theory @ #RedTO25. I was just discussing this w/ @numcog.bsky.social over lunch. I wish all teachers learned about this in their BEd training! It changed my teaching so much

Drs. Sachdeva and Hewitt in front of a slide about cognitive load theory.

Drs. Sachdeva and Hewitt in front of a slide about implications of cognitive load theory.

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Nidhi Sachdeva @nsachdeva.bsky.social · May 31

#rEDTO25 schedule is out.

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researchED Canada @researchedcanada.bsky.social · May 17

Sneak Peak: Our researchED Canada Toronto program (June 6-7/25) is now in preparation. Great cover featuring our star attractions, Dylan Wiliam and Jamie Metsala, and lead sponsors, Steplab, JUMP Math and Spirit of Math. It's easy to reserve tickets on Eventbrite! See you in TO!

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researchED Canada @researchedcanada.bsky.social · May 1

Speakers at a Glance: What an Impressive Cast of Speakers presenting at #researchEDCanada Toronto (June 6-7, 2025) Follow the LINK for an inspirational message from @nsachdeva.bsky.social and a complete slide show: app.7taps.com/e0jePfnaeET0

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Nidhi Sachdeva @nsachdeva.bsky.social · Apr 28

NEW POST ON SUBSTACK
Teaching for equitable outcomes: The missing ingredient

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Nidhi Sachdeva @nsachdeva.bsky.social · Apr 26

Beautiful poem. Thank you for sharing Anna

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Nidhi Sachdeva @nsachdeva.bsky.social · Apr 23

Going to be epic!

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Barry Garelick @bg987.bsky.social · Apr 22

I'll be presenting with John Mighton at researchED in Toronto: Word Problems: Acquiring Algebraic Thinking

@rastokke.bsky.social @katharinebeals.bsky.social @mikesully97.bsky.social @trivium21c.bsky.social @jillbarshay.bsky.social @tombennett71.bsky.social @tomloveless99.bsky.social

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researchED Canada @researchedcanada.bsky.social · Apr 18

The Big Reveal: THE FULL CAST of researchED Toronto (June 6-7, 2025) appears in this Slide Show produced by Nidhi Sachdeva utilizing the amazing 7taps app. Thirty speakers - two keynotes, and 28 workshop session speakers. Spread the word. See you in TO!
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Nidhi Sachdeva @nsachdeva.bsky.social · Apr 18

🍁🎊🙌ResearchED Toronto 2025🇨🇦🥳🪅
Full Speaker List - now available
@bg987.bsky.social @rastokke.bsky.social @johnmighton.bsky.social @numcog.bsky.social @jim-hewitt.bsky.social
@educhatter.bsky.social
@steplab.bsky.social
@mrzachg.bsky.social
@dylanwiliam.bsky.social

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ResearchED Toronto 2025

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Nidhi Sachdeva @nsachdeva.bsky.social · Apr 15

Super excited for this.

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Barry Garelick @bg987.bsky.social · Apr 15

Our talk is on "Word Problems and Algebraic Thinking"; it covers how JUMP Math addresses how to teach students to solve word problems and bridge the gap between arithmetic and algebraic thinking. @mayak46.bsky.social @toddtruitt.bsky.social @nathanielswain.bsky.social @paulkirschner.bsky.social

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Mike Taylor @mike-taylor.org · Apr 14

Schemas, Chunking and Working Memory

Nice blog by Paul Kirschner on how chunking and schemas help us overcome the severe limitations of working memory by organizing information into meaningful, structured units that draw on prior knowledge.

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Schemas, Chunking and Working Memory - kirschner-ED

How do we manage to process and retain complex or lengthy information—such as sentences, problem-solving steps, or visual configurations—when our WM capacity is so limited?

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Gérald Tirot @tirotg.bsky.social · Apr 12

Via @nsachdeva.bsky.social

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researchED Canada @researchedcanada.bsky.social · Mar 30

What about Writing? Looks like researchED Canada is filling another hole in the existing Canadian K-12 curriculum. Dr. Leslie Laud, founder of Think SRSD, will be speaking at researchED Canada Toronto (June 6-7/25). The Stellar Cast just got even better! #SRSD #cdned #ONTed #writingrevolution

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researchED Canada @researchedcanada.bsky.social · Apr 7

Looking for tickets? Click on here to reserve your seats www.eventbrite.ca/e/researched...

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researchED Canada @researchedcanada.bsky.social · Apr 7

Doing the Math: Looks who's coming to researchED Canada Toronto (June 6-7/25): Dr Daniel Ansari, founder of rge NumCog Lab at Western University. Join Us for the latest in applied research in the field of Mathematics education #cdned #mathed #ONTed #OAME

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