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What if the words teachers use before a task can shape how creatively students think?
In our latest Think Differently and Deeply episode, Glenn Whitman talks with Chuck James about verbal priming, creativity, and problem-driven learning. 🧵
🎙️podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Winter webinar series: Belonging + the brain + fearless learning (Jan 28 / Feb 4 / Feb 11, 2026).
Registration opens Nov. 2. Learn more here - ow.ly/NhKr50ZUtJK
Don't miss out!
🧠Coaching is brain work.
Fall webinar: Coaching the Student-Athlete’s Brain → us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
Middle school years = one of the most neuroplastic periods of development.
Glenn’s #ELMLE pre-conference workshop is built for next-day classroom application.
Register: forms.gle/UDmiGsxg5ZTQ2cdMA
#ELMLEMilan #TheCTTL #scienceoflearning
NTGS prompt: “What strategy helped your brain learn this week and how do you know?” Agency + Evidence.
thecttl.org/neuroteach-globa…
New podcast: designing chapel like a great learning experience—intentionally + brain-informed. Listen here - ow.ly/GhpU50ZUs2Y
October focus: Coaching + belonging through the science of learning. Two webinar offerings we’ll feature all month.
Register for Coaching the Student-Athlete's Brain | Oct. 29
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
A key AI-in-schools question: are students still doing the cognitive work learning requires?
Read the blog and download the position paper: thecttl.org/2026/08/12/were-…
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Check out the CTTL events hub: thecttl.org/teacher-journey/…
#ScienceOfLearning #AIinEducation #TeacherPD
Glenn Whitman at #ELMLE Milan 2027 (Thu pre-conf):
Leveraging What We Know About the Middle School Brain and Mind (without AI)
Registration is open!
Session list: sites.google.com/elmle.org/h…
#ELMLEMilan #TheCTTL #scienceoflearning
Coming to the USA Festival of Education on October 3? Stop by and say hi.
We’ll be sharing a quick look at tools + resources that support research-informed teaching and learning (and what’s coming next).
Jay Tilley will be at the exhibit
Register: educationfestusa.com
Before we redesign PD, it helps to measure what educators believe they know and what they apply. That gap is where the learning can happen.
Take the free NECD to get your Science of Learning knowledge + application snapshot.
NECD: surveygizmo.com/s3/4941767/N…
Join us at @EducationFestUS on October 3. We’ll be sharing a quick look at tools + resources that support research-informed teaching and learning (and what’s coming next).
Chavonne Primus will be at the exhibit. Stop by to say hello!
Register: educationfestusa.com
Automation bias + illusion of competence can quietly erode the process of thinking and real learning in schools
How do we properly evaluate and use AI and Edtech in schools?
thecttl.org/2026/08/12/were-…
Coming to @EducationFestUS on October 3? Stop by and say hi.
We’ll be sharing a quick look at tools + resources that support research-informed teaching and learning (and what’s coming next).
Jay Tilley will be at the exhibit
Register: educationfestusa.com
Retrieval is a teaching and learning strategy, not a test.
3-question exit retrieval → revisit in 48h → explain why/how.
Want more strategies? Visit thecttl.org
🧠The CTTL🎓 retweeted
This collective learning transforms schools and professionalizes the profession.
Bring the CTTL to your school for a workshop designed to align on evidence-informed strategies and support cultural change that lasts beyond the PD day.
Ready to take the next step? Let’s talk about what your teachers and leaders need most right now.
📧[email protected]
The shift is from: “Make a birdhouse.”
To: “What bird are you designing for? Where does it live? What does it need?”
That is where learning deepens.
Listen to the full episode:
🎙️podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
#ScienceOfLearning #DesignThinking #ProblemBasedLearning #Creativity
