Neuroscience and Learning Dictionary | TeachThought Neuroscience and Learning Terms Key terms related to brain function, cognitive processes, and their implications for education. Contributed to by Judy Willis, M.D., M.Ed. and Rae Nishi, Ph.D. 1. Affective Filter Definition: An emotional state of stress in which the amygdala becomes hyperactive and blocks new sensory information from…
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“Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making of something after it is found.” – James Russell Lowell
These science apps give students practical ways to explore and test scientific ideas through models, simulations, and guided play.
Practical, up-to-date X (formerly Twitter) tips: keyboard shortcuts, account safety, advanced search, lists, scheduling, and embeds. Updated for 2025.
Eight current digital whiteboard tools for teaching, with notes on features, classroom uses, and choosing the right fit.
Though it is perhaps not intuitive, Richland et al. (2009) found that error generation is positively correlated to enhanced memory.
Data can be boring. Brightening it up with images and other data visualization tools can make inaccessible information easier to digest.
One option is to install a desktop app that acts like an AirPlay receiver on your computer.
‘Education is not the filling of a pot but the lighting of a fire.’ –W.B. Yeats
The United States’ most precious documents are housed at the National Archives.
‘You aren’t learning anything when you’re talking.’ –Lyndon B. Johnson
Many educators have a mistaken view of the Bloom’s Taxonomy and the levels in it, as the following errors suggest.
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