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When one book just isn’t enough… I’ve learned so much about the #ScienceOfLearning this past year thanks to these three incredible books: 📘Why Don’t Students Like School, by @DTWillingham 📘Harnessing the Science of Learning, by @NathanielRSwain 📘How Learning Happens, by…

Cannot love this more!! What is the point of learning to write in a world with AI? open.substack.com/pub/daisychris…

Personally, I’m a big fan of harnessing the science of learning by @NathanielRSwain and just tell themby @MrZachG and read aloud for all learners by @drmollyness because it includes templates for classroom practice! I also really like all of the books in the Science of Reading…

I had lots of fun unpacking a maths lesson that I taught with these two legends! Teaching is all about effective decision-making. The more of them we can get right, the more effective our lesson will be. You can also read my extended analysis here: open.substack.com/pub/knowledgef…

This reflection on AI and the purposes and benefits of writing by @daisychristo is outstanding and 100% worth your time. substack.nomoremarking.com/p/what-is-the-… The analogy of…

So excited for this Episode on Mathematics Teaching to land! It's coming at 6AM Melbourne time! open.substack.com/pub/chalkdustp…

Exciting news — Harnessing the Science of Learning is now available as an Audiobook! 🎧 Brilliantly narrated by Grant Cartwright, this book brings together stories and strategies from the worlds of teaching, leadership, and research. 🎙 Listen here: rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/9781…

Excited to be visiting Mango Hill State School on Wednesday 19 November 2025 to share practical ways we can apply the Science of Learning in classrooms. If you're keen to strengthen your practice and connect with like-minded educators, RSVP by 1 August to [email protected].

I’m thrilled to be presenting Reading Rewired: Applying Learning Science to Reading Instruction, taking place on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at the University of Canberra. Let’s rewire how we teach reading—together. See you in Canberra!📚✨ eventbrite.com.au/e/reading-rewi…

🎙️ Been busy behind the mic lately! I’ve had the privilege of joining some fantastic educators, podcasters, and thinkers to chat all things learning, literacy, teaching practice, and what it really means to be evidence-informed. 👉 nathanielswain.com/media

Love this discussion of the importance of pace and its relationship to motivation! Excellent for Rebecca Birch’s PhD in the non-Academic benefits of explicit teaching. —— Direct Instruction Motivation Part 1: Keep It Moving – Education Rickshaw

Great article from Quigley summarising what Rosenshine valued in terms of knowledge building.

I love a good book study and after I heard the @Amplify Science of Reading podcast with @NathanielRSwain I knew I wanted to do one on his book! I’d love to have you join us!

Teaching some vs teaching all. This is where the action for improvement lies. teacherhead.com/2023/05/07/tea… > In most schools I visit, nailing this agenda could be THE agenda - nothing more needed. In fact anything more is a distraction from this.

Just listened to the first episode today. It's great! "The way to make our students smarter is not to give them practice in thinking but to give them more to think with" (Dylan Wiliam)