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ModKathryn: Good evening everyone! Welcome to tonights teachers choice live chat 🙂   ModKathryn: Hi @Matt! Welcome @Dylan! Could you introduce yourselves and tell us what you’re working on?   Matt: My name’s Matt. I’m a PhD student at the Birkbeck and UCL Centre for Educational Neuroscience. I research the development of analogical reasoning in children and its links with conceptual and language development. I’ve also taught design and technology in various types of schools over the years 🙂   Yvonne: Hi, my name is Yvonne and I am a lecturer at Keele University. I am interested in learning, motivation and helping young people achieve their aspirations   Dylan: I’m writing a book for teachers on assessment and grading, but I am also working more generally on how to apply what we are learning about learning at scale in educational systems.   ModKathryn: @Yvonne that sounds interesting! Particularly helping young … Continue reading →

ModAnnie: Welcome to tonight’s chat. Thanks so much for coming along this evening! For this chat, we are topic-free, and talking about anything at all relating to the science of learning! I’m Annie, a PhD student researching science and maths reasoning in adolescence, and of course I help to run the zone! Carole: I’m Carole, an assistant professor of psychology. My research is primarily on multimedia learning and metacognition. Happy to be here! Paula: Hi I’m Paula, an associate professor in School of Education at the University of Leeds – my research is primarily on reading comprehension intervention and assessment. Victoria: I’m a postdoc at the University of York, where I work on the role that sleep plays in language development over childhood. I enjoyed the blog post you shared about educational neuroscience, ModAnnie – I’ve signed up for updates! It’s a great introduction to educational neuroscience https://bold.expert/bringing-scientific-evidence-to-the-classroom/   ModAnnie: Carole, … Continue reading →

ModSu: Good evening everyone – welcome to tonight’s chat which will start at 8pm. Do feel free to introduce yourself – say a little bit about your particular interests in education and research 🙂  ModSu: I used to be a primary school teacher, and am now researching the relationship between global and local processing (looking at the whole or focussing on a part) and maths and science performance in primary school children. Abena: I’m an international school teacher about to start the EdD program at Bath Uni (UK). I’m particularly interested in the application of Positive Psychology concepts to student wellbeing. And also interested in metacognition. ModSu: Do you have any prep you have to do before starting your course? Not long now – you must be excited 🙂 Abena: I’m SUPER excited. Moodle opens in 3 days. In the meantime, Coursera has been amazing for studying research methods and psychology. Efrat: Good Evening, I used … Continue reading →

ModKathryn: Good evening! Welcome to tonight’s live chat on making learning difficult Carolina: Hello @all! Looking forward to this. Michelle: Hello 🙂 ModKathryn: Could you tell us a little bit about your research? Michelle: Sure – I do research on thinking and reasoning skills and how that affect learning, especially science. Most of my work includes executive functions (broadly defined) or causal reasoning Carolina: My research focuses on learning and memory effects – such as the distributed practice effect – that enhance memory performance and that can be applied to educational settings. I’m also interested in the effects of sleep on memory. ModKathryn: @Michelle interesting! Could you define executive functions for us? Michelle: Not everyone agrees on a definition of executive functions (EF), but I like to think of them as the higher-order thinking skills that help us complete tasks. They include things like inhibitory control (ignoring distractors), working memory … Continue reading →

ModSu: Welcome everyone to tonight’s live chat. I’m Su, and I’m moderating this session. I’m a PhD student looking at global and local processing (whether people prefer looking at the whole or at details) and maths and science in primary school children. ModAnnie: Just popping in to say hello! I’m another moderator, and my research investigates science and maths, so I don’t know much about mental health but am interested to find out more!   markoulideso17: I wonder if there are any studies about the impact of effective form tutors or community cohesion on managing stress? ModSu: Great question – on managing stress of teachers or pupils, or both? markoulideso17: Mainly managing stress of pupils. Christina: I’m not aware of any studies specifically looking at form tutors or similar roles, but there is a lot of work supporting the importance of peer support and community cohesion in terms of management of … Continue reading →

ModKathryn: Welcome to this weeks live chat on Mental Health. My name is Kathryn, I am a moderator for the learning zone and a first year PhD student :). Feel free to say hi and introduce yourself when you get here! ModKathryn: Hi @Alice JB @Christina – what are you both working on at the moment? Alice: I’m working with schools to think about mental health and challenging behaviour. I work with a couple of SEMH schools on their behaviour strategies. Christina: I just started a post doc fellowship at UCL – looking at biological+environmental factors that influence resilience in adolescence ModKathryn: @Alice JB sounds interesting! What is a SEMH school? Alice: I’ve also just finished a project with Mind looking at the outcomes of a school-based, peer-led intervention on resilience/mental health promotion called Mindkit. ModKathryn: @Christina great congratulations! how do you measure biological and environmental factors? Alice: SEMH is … Continue reading →

ModSu: Good evening everyone – I hope you all had a very enjoyable, sunny, bank holiday weekend 🙂 We will start our live chat shortly – as you join the chat, do feel free to introduce yourself. I’m Su, and I’m currently studying for a PhD at UCL IoE, looking at global and local processing (looking at the whole or the details) and their relationships with science and maths in primary age children. ehjcanford: Hi! I’m Ed Johnson and I teach Biology isabel garcia barrera: Hello, I’m Isabel, a Science teacher. nuno-nuno: Hi, I’m a psychologist.   ehjcanford: Regarding this evening’s chat I am most interested in the concept of teaching metacognition: Is this even possible, what are the best ways…? David: Hi, Ed. Yes, teaching metacognition is eminently possible at all ages and there is a considerable body of research at secondary school level. The EEF has just brought out a set of guidance as … Continue reading →

ModKathryn: Hello everyone! Welcome to tonight’s live chat on mindset and metacognition. We’re due to start at 8pm, feel free to say hello and introduce yourself once you arrive :). My name is Kathryn, I am a PhD student at UCL Institute of Education and I am a moderator for the Learning Zone Liana: Hi, my name is Liana.  I’m a secondary science teacher in New City, NY, USA ModKathryn: Welcome Liana! Great for you to join us Abena: Evening all. Abena (Eng teacher, psych student) joining from Northern Ireland. ModKathryn: Hi Abena! Welcome Abena: Thanks @modkathryn – what’s your PhD focused on? ModKathryn: I am looking at the development of mental imagery – also known as seeing with the minds eye. Looking at the way children create mental images, how they use them and how that relates to other cognitive skills like attention Anna: Hello, I’m Anna, a PhD … Continue reading →

ModKathryn: Hello everyone! Welcome to this evenings live chat on Factors Affecting Learning. My name is Kathryn and I am a moderator on the Learning Zone. Researchers and teachers – do say hello when you log on. ModKathryn: While we wait for others to join, @Jessica and @Anne could you tell us a bit about your research? @Abena would you also like to introduce yourself and tell us what you’re interested in? Jessica: Sure. My research is all about how children learn to remember what words mean. I use both storybooks and toys to explore how things like repetition, clutter, sleep, etc. influence learning. Abena: I’m a secondary teacher (mostly international schools) and starting an MSc conversion course in Psychology in September. Fascinated by learning and memory. Anne: I am examining the effects of physical activity on children’s academic achievement. We also look at changes in their brain to see … Continue reading →

ModAnnie: Welcome to the first chat for Factors Affecting Learning! While we wait for the first questions, how about everyone briefly introduces themselves and their expertise? Victoria: I’m a post-doc at York where I work on language development and the role that sleep plays in the consolidation of new language. Jessica: Hi everyone! I’m a faculty member at Sussex. My research focuses on how children figure out what words mean and what we can do to help them remember them. I use a lot of illustrated storybooks in my research. @Victoria sleep is SOOOO important. I was able to include it as a factor in a study once. So interesting so see how it has such big effects on what children learn. Catherine: Hi everyone, I’m a post-doc in Cambridge and study physical activity interventions among adolescents. Annie: @Jessica Did you manipulate sleep or measure the amount of sleep children … Continue reading →