Around mid-2014, while I was working at an accredited binational center in my city, I vividly remember watching a TEDx talk by a charismatic Irishman who called himself Benny, the Irish Polyglot. In fact, I was already familiar with Benny from my time at Cultura Inglesa, another excellent center I worked at. I had previously …
High Proficiency in Weeks? It Can be Done, but not the Way you Think Read More »
Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds You might be familiar with this quote. It has been recently popularized in Christopher Nolan’s epic Oppenheimer, which I was lucky to watch just yesterday. This quote brings back memories. You might not know this, but I once almost earned an MA in political science. I had …
On the brink of Destruction: A Cautionary Tale for AI Enthusiasts Read More »
According to Stanislas Dehaene, the four pillars of learning are attention, active engagement, error feedback, and consolidation. What every teacher should know about them
Disclaimer: This text was generated by ChatGPT. Well, not entirely. Let me explain it better. This text was rewritten by ChatGPT based on the script I wrote for my Macmillan Education’s Global Teachers’ Festival session called Past and Future of Teaching: A Science of Learning Perspective. I had to correct and change a few things …
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Predictive statistics is a branch of statistics that involves using data and statistical models to make predictions about future events. In the context of the World Cup, predictive statistics could be used to analyze data from past World Cup tournaments and other relevant sources to make predictions about the outcomes of future matches. There are …
ChatGPT and the World Cup: The Power of Predictive Science and its Shortcomings Read More »
If you ask me about how the Mind, Brain, and Education Science or the Science of Learning can help teachers around the world, you’ll normally get the following answer: There are no fixed formulas when it comes to learning and teaching Me Despite abiding by these words, I must say that there are valid and …
An Effective and Reflective Guide to Planning your Lesson Activities Read More »
It’s been nearly a month since my trip to Italy came to an end in the beautiful city of Trapani where we held our latest edition of EdYOUfest. I had the honor of closing the second day of EdYOUFest with a shorter – but thought-provoking – session on the importance of making errors and how …
Error! A Reflection on the Role of being Wrong, Feedback, and Learning Read More »
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. It might come as a shock to you, but despite a relatively significant improvement in terms of quality of life worldwide, suicide rates have been increasing in many countries. The Atlantic reports that there’s a Millenial mental-health crisis and that experts are concerned it will get worse because of …
Emotional Intelligence and Self-Regulation during the Pandemic Read More »
My name is André Hedlund and I’m a teacher. But I’m not just a teacher. I’m an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teacher in the country that currently holds the 63rd position in science skills, 59th in reading, and 66th in mathematics according to OECD’s PISA survey. These numbers would alone be bad, considering that there are …
How teachers can inspire and be inspired by teaching Read More »
This is the second part of the 4-post series on how neuroscience can be used in the classroom. If you missed the first blog post, read it here. Let’s get down to business, shall we? What are some of the most commonly spread neuromyths in educational settings? Here’s my list with 3 of them: 1. …
