Bored Brains, Full Brains & Study Pains… Oh My!

What does it actually mean to “study”, and why do we keep telling students to do it like they should somehow already know how?

You know the scene: staring at the same page, rereading the same paragraph, checking a phone, getting a snack…and somehow calling all of it “studying.” This week, Erin and Nancy are joined by Gretchen Wegner of the Anti-Boring Learning Lab to talk about what’s really going on when brains are bored, full, overloaded, or just plain done.

We get into working memory, cognitive load, the science of actually getting information to stick, and how students can recognize when their brains are getting a little overload-y. Gretchen helps us bring the brain science down to earth with practical ways students can work with their brains instead of just staring harder at the study guide.

Find Gretchen:
Anti-Boring Learning Lab — antiboringlearninglab.com

Find Erin:
Effective Schooling & Beyond — effectiveschooling.com

Find Nancy:
Change with Nancy — changewithnancy.com

Questions, thoughts, or your own EF stories?
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