July 17, 2019

Want to build relationships with students? Ask them about their favorite animal.

July 17, 2019/ Pooja K. Agarwal

How can we get students on board with desirable difficulties? Here's a quick (and fun!) strategy to build relationships and foster learning: Simply ask about their favorite animal (we're serious; keep reading).

July 10, 2019

This is how students really feel about retrieval practice

July 10, 2019/ Pooja K. Agarwal

What do students think about retrieval practice? Just ask them. Yes, it's that simple. Here's how my college students reacted yesterday when I asked them about retrieval practice. (Spoiler alert: They love them – and literally ask for more.)

July 03, 2019

Can't access a research article? Here's what you should do.

July 03, 2019/ Pooja K. Agarwal

"Give science away." This is what a cognitive scientist told me more than a decade ago and this is exactly why retrievalpractice.org exists. But science isn't always accessible. What can you do? Read our quick tip to access research. The science of learning has been under lock and key. Until now.

June 26, 2019

Two no-prep strategies to crowdsource student learning in your classroom

June 26, 2019/ Pooja K. Agarwal

Here are two no-prep strategies you can use in your classroom that engage students in "crowdsourcing" learning via retrieval practice. Also, registration is now available for two workshops with the authors of Powerful Teaching this summer!

June 19, 2019

Recommended tech tools to make retrieval practice quick and easy

June 19, 2019/ Pooja K. Agarwal

There are lots of tech tools that make retrieval practice, spacing, interleaving, and feedback quick and easy. How can you sort through all of them? We've done the work for you. Check out our recommendations! Also, join the Powerful Teaching book tour in a city near you!