Nidhi Sachdeva, PhD
@nsachdeva2019
Mum, SoL, researchED Toronto Chair, (Keynote) Speaker, Evidence-informed Educator (PhD, OISE), Researcher, SME (Microlearning, DEI), Entrepreneur, Hiker, Yogini
One thing that concerns me about math education at the primary school level is the idea that every math concept, no matter how trivial, needs to be explored for days on end using countless models and manipulatives in order to provide students with a "deep understanding" of these…
Great summary of Carnine's (2000) paper & still as relevant as ever!
Great summary of Carnine's (2000) paper & still as relevant as ever!
From our recent article: open.substack.com/pub/scienceofl…
I just got my copy of @ReadingShanahan’s newest book! Looking forward to reading it. AND looking forward to the webinar he will present in October on this topic for Read Washington. Join us on October 25? readwa.org/events
Carl just dropped the biggest mic in history
What is it you prefer about the Finnish system?
From our recent article: open.substack.com/pub/scienceofl…
I always used to say about 'collaborative learning' that my twins didn't learn how to read or write from each other.
Oh dear! This is going to be troubling if teachers truly started to believe this! Teachers still have to teach "that" what the students are going to think with. Secret word "that" being knowledge.
Quote of the day: I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think. Socrates
Fuzzy thinking: Redefine "mathematical competence" to include "the diverse ways different cultures learn and express understanding," says math teachers' group. tinyurl.com/4vm5mb7r #math #teaching @HKorbey @nsachdeva2019 @JimHewittOISE @rastokke @BarryGarelick @HeatherPeske
I’m 54-years-young today, and my birthday wish is wild: I want every single one of you who is worried about kids’ plummeting reading scores to listen to the TikTok and share this post like it’s the last slice of cake at my party! 🎉 Let’s 'yeet' the reading crisis out of…
Beyond belief - Reframing education as science-based profession! Read the article here if you haven't yet! open.substack.com/pub/scienceofl…
This. 100%. In fact I’m wondering if it would work as tattoo…
Every few years we rediscover that learning is hard work and effortful in the short term. Then we spend the next few years trying to make it fun and effortless again.
Every few years we rediscover that learning is hard work and effortful in the short term. Then we spend the next few years trying to make it fun and effortless again.
If 90% of the behavior issues come from 10% of the classes. Instead of making all teachers/kids spend precious time on an SEL program, how about making sure those teachers have the support they need so every classroom is well-run. Everybody knows "room 15" is wild. Address it
En @AsociacionOcre trabajamos por conseguir que la docencia se base en la ciencia y en la teoría cognitiva y del aprendizaje. Gracias a @JimHewittOISE y @nsachdeva2019, por permitirnos traducir su magnífico artículo. @MrZachG @C_Hendrick @JamesAFurey ... asociacionocre.org/mas-alla-de-la…
Nobody likes direct instruction. All it does is work.
Direct Instruction gets a lot of hate from progressive educators. Why do you think this is?
Multiple strategies in math is pitched as am inclusive scaffold, when really they are just poor design. The teacher doesn’t have to bring kids to mastery on an efficient strategy. They can just model a few different ways to do stuff and then say, “use the method you like best.”
Very tricky and probably depends on the administrator(s). Bluntly, there's a lot of intellectual insecurity in our field that inspires, "Excuse me, but I'm the expert and you're just a parent" responses. How's your school board?
I very much appreciate this article. My husband & I met with administrators from our child’s school to discuss a math fad they began implementing, and they looked at us like we were aliens when we talked about science based instruction & how this fad did not have evidence.