Janet N Zadina Ph.D

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Research shows that listening to music while revising is not as beneficial as doing it in silence. Students who revised in quiet environments performed over 60% better in an exam than their peers who revised listening to music that had lyrics. Read more innerdrive.co.uk/blog/music-whi…

Unlocking the science of sleep: How rest enhances language learning | ScienceDaily sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/…

@clauirizarry Absolutely

I’ve been saying this for years: Every major airport in America is leaving money on the table by not having a nail salon

The 8th habit of highly effective people: They don’t spend all their time reading about the 7 habits of highly effective people. Extended reflection without action is a form of procrastination. Doing is a catalyst for thinking and learning.

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Teachers! Have you tried this ‘Say, Mean, Matter’ strategy yet? Try it with any text @DiffitApp Find it here: app.diffit.me/activity/775a4…

From @tlnwilkinson: “Stealing awesome ideas like this is the best part of social media. Best morning work ever!!”

@NashIsHere4It Yes!!! I feel like I’m taking my future in my hands because the entitled people just walked behind you while you were actually pulling out

There is no parking lot on earth worse than a Trader Joe’s parking lot. I’ll die on this hill.

@MamaSitaa__ It’s really unethical to give someone academic credit for not going to the bathroom. I would definitely report that.

My daughter's math teacher has a rule that they only get one bathroom pass per week, AND, if they don't use it, they get academic extra credit. I am livid. But my daughter is mad that I want to email the teacher and CC the principal. Am I wrong here?

@peamilkstan Yes they do that!!

stop pretending like you can't hear me while wearing a mask

Last year I was sitting in a local library whilst my son sat a GCSE maths exam. The librarian, who was in her late 30s or early 40s, asked why I was there. When I told her, she said ‘I am so glad I wasn’t born nowadays. I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing today.’ She told me that she had failed her maths GCSE, and that she had retaken it and had failed again. ‘I just can’t do maths’ she said. However, at the time this wasn’t an insurmountable barrier. She got other qualifications and developed an interest in English literature. She got a place at university to study librarianship, successfully obtained her degree and now works as a librarian. All without GCSE maths. Had she been a teenager now, that opportunity would most likely not have been open to her. Requiring everyone to pass GCSE Maths in order to progress limits some young people and causes intense distress. There is no way that everyone will ever pass. The exams are not designed that way. The only real way to raise standards for all is to create systems which empower young people to succeed in many different ways. Some of which will not involve a pass in GCSE maths. It can never be the case that everyone passes and those who fail need a future to look forward to as well.

@sheologian This breaks my heart

This is a brilliant visualisation from Rich Mayer: "If the learning style principle were correct, you would expect visualizers to perform better on a test after studying a visually based lesson whereas verbalizers should perform better on a test after studying a verbally based lesson—as shown in the graph on the left. In contrast, when Laura Massa and I conducted just such a study, we found results that were more like the graph on the right side of the figure—both verbalizers and visualizers did about the same with a verbally based lesson and both did about the same with a visually based lesson. Like many other studies on the visualizer-verbalizer style dimension, there was no evidence to support the learning style principle. Until there is a supportive evidence base, it is best to be skeptical of recommendations to individualize instruction based on learning style."

Instead of Rules… I offer Roles, Routines, Rights, and Responsibilities. Here are the Rights and Responsibilities for our classroom community. #Project180

@MargaretOrr @wdsu Very cute baby doggie

Good morning. Skye loves this plant! Big range in temps. 6am 68 Slidell. 83 lakefront. Lower dew points. Mid 60s-70. Feels nice out. Hot day. Highs mid 90s. Light wind. Air quality alert. Rain unlikely. Increasing rain Friday-Sun. @wdsu #nola #lawx

@llmunro I went back at 52 and got a PhD and worked for 20 more years at a job. I loved and it was the happiest time of my life. It’s never too late to change direction or get another degree.

Do not deliver instruction without every single student looking at you I don’t understand why teachers don’t require all eyes on them during instruction. It blows my mind to walk into a class and see several Ss with their hacks turned to the T, or even worse, looking at laptops

Amazing Lesson Design Outline - Miguel Guhlin, this is a helpful resource based on research-based classroom strategies packed with lots of useful links. Great for anyone looking for something new in their teaching practice or those just starting out. docs.google.com/document/d/1I9…

Students who see feedback *before* their grade become more proficient learners. 💯 Learn more about the research: edut.to/3S34lDi