
Director of Learning Services @slusom. Author, speaker, learning scientist. Proud partner of @AceThatTest! Views are my own.
St Louis, MO
Joined March 2016
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Dr. Cindy Nebel retweeted
One conclusion from my travels - UK, US, Canada, Australia - is that our global profession remains deeply scarred by decades of poor accountability-driven scrutiny dominated by delusional 'teacher evaluation' processes. The default teacher position is to be sceptical and resistant to observation processes and often PD itself. 'Just leave me alone' is a common starting point.
It's requires a massive effort to build momentum around sustained PD and feedback cycles that people trust, opening themselves up enough to explore habit change.. Where it's happening it's magnificent; it feels like a triumph - but it also feels precarious; it doesn't take much to knock people off course. We're paying the price for all those years training up leaders to adopt the role of compliance checkers and 'quality assurers' rather than being true leaders of learning and teacher development. Takes real focus and changes in attitude to create the cultures of PD teachers crave.
It’s hard to believe how much we accomplished and how far we’ve come as a group. ❤️
Meet the planning committee for #rEDStL It’s happening! Block your calendars: 092626 @researchED_US
Dr. Cindy Nebel retweeted
Looking for professional learning that's grounded in research and practical enough to use immediately?
This year's conference is designed to leave you with ideas, strategies, and inspiration you can bring back to your classroom, school, or district.
Dr. Cindy Nebel retweeted
What does learning science actually look like in classrooms?
Explore sessions on retrieval practice, memory, cognitive load, instructional design, formative assessment, AI, and more—all focused on helping students learn more effectively.
Dr. Cindy Nebel retweeted
Critical thinking doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Students need knowledge to have something to think critically about.
All six episodes of the History Matters Podcast are out now. 🎧
Listen: knowledgematters.org/history…
Dr. Cindy Nebel retweeted
What if your professional development this fall left you with ideas you could use on Monday morning?
This year's conference brings together educators from 19 states and 4 countries...
Dr. Cindy Nebel retweeted
Ready to strengthen literacy instruction?
From phonics and fluency to vocabulary, multilingual learning, motivation, and background knowledge, our Literacy strand is packed with practical sessions grounded in evidence and ready for classroom use.
Dr. Cindy Nebel retweeted
📣 Episode 4 drops tomorrow!
Today's the perfect time to catch up on Episodes 1–3 of #HistoryMatters featuring @kyairb, @PsyDocCindy, @loftus_melissa, @bdavidsonKMC, and Anthony Fitzpatrick
🎧 Start here: knowledgematters.org/history…
Dr. Cindy Nebel retweeted
“The more we know, the better we read.”
@PsyDocCindy explains why content knowledge helps students process information, comprehend complex texts, and make sense of the world.
🎧 Listen to Episode 1:
knowledgematters.org/history…
#HistoryMatters #KnowledgeMatters
Dr. Cindy Nebel retweeted
If we want students to think critically, we have to give them something to think critically about.
Dr. Cindy Nebel on why history and literacy belong together.
🎧 Listen to our Season 2 premiere:
knowledgematters.org/history…
#HistoryMatters
This was such a fun conversation. Strongly recommend this podcast!!
Replying to @KnowledgeMatrs
We are so excited for Season 2 of #HistoryMatters podcast with @kyairb, @PsyDocCindy, @loftus_melissa, @bdavidsonKMC, @MickiLRay, @OERProjectEbony, and @RosenkransAmy!
Subscribe today, so you don’t miss a single episode!
#KnowledgeMatters
Dr. Cindy Nebel retweeted
Over a year ago, @PsyDocCindy graciously joined a @ThoughtStretchr podcast salon on the Science of Learning, PBL, and Inquiry.
We decided to collaborate on a piece I’m happy to share: Beyond the Binary: Reconciling Explicit and Inquiry Instruction
wegrowteachers.com/beyond-bi…
Are you an educator at any level? Do you care about student learning? Come to our conference! It's going to be fantastic!! Keynote by @teacherhead!
Dr. Cindy Nebel retweeted
10 more days to submit your proposals! 🎶Meet me in St Louis🎶
#rEDNYC @researchED_US #ILSTOY #rEDSTL @researchED1 #PowerfulTeaching
Speaking @UMNNursing brought me to a protest at my hotel, the kindest people, and leadership that spoke of resilient healers. I hope everyone felt my same sense of joy and hope in humanity amid the chaos.
Featuring a picture of my awestruck baby, a student written note that says “Cindy’s cool I guess”, and the reason I left cog neuroscience for cog psych.
This could be a VERY big deal:
Much (most?) of what we know about BOLD fMRI just might be wrong.
If 40% of cortical neurons are DEactivating instead of activating (or vice versa), we need to reconsider A LOT...
bit.ly/4qi49zc
NEW POST: The Box Metaphor of Working Memory (a la @S_Oberle)
learningscientists.org/blog/…
Dr. Cindy Nebel retweeted
A recent study got a lot of press for showing that "using AI harms thinking."
But: does the research really show that? @PsyDocCindy and I investigate...
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