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David Dockterman

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Always learning. Lecturer, Harvard GSE; Global Learning XPRIZE Judge; Host, Shaping the Future podcast; consultant; father; friend

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Joined March 2014
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Very honored to be recognized by students. Dockterman Honored With 2024 Morningstar Family Teaching Award | Harvard Graduate School of Education gse.harvard.edu/ideas/news/2…
Dockterman Honored With 2024 Morningstar Family Teaching Award

Dockterman Honored With 2024 Morningstar Family Teaching Award

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I’m very honored to receive this award.
Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) (@hgse) profile pictureHarvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE)@hgse22 May 2024
Congratulations to Lecturer David Dockterman, Ed.D.’88, for winning the Morningstar Family Teaching Award! gse.harvard.edu/ideas/news/2…
Dockterman Honored With 2024 Morningstar Family Teaching Award

Dockterman Honored With 2024 Morningstar Family Teaching Award

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Where did the visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning style typology come from? apa.org/pubs/highlights/spot… via @APA “not a case of initial studies providing support for the VAK-based methods…the VAK learning style typology had been conceptually problematic since its origins”
Where did the visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning style typology come from?

Where did the visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning style typology come from?

In his article in this issue of APA Journals Article Spotlight in History of Psychology, Thomas Fallace traces the long history of the visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning style typology.

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“You want the new knowledge for the lowest price you can get it,” good guidance from @AmyCEdmondson Failing Well: How Your ‘Intelligent Failure’ Unlocks Your Full Potential - HBS Working Knowledge - via @HBSWK hbswk.hbs.edu/item/failing-w…
Failing Well: How Your ‘Intelligent Failure’ Unlocks Your Full Potential | Working Knowledge

Failing Well: How Your ‘Intelligent Failure’ Unlocks Your Full Potential | Working Knowledge

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Valuable insights from @hgse colleague @E_Bonawitz This is how to nurture curiosity in children (and yourself) – psyche.co/ideas/this-is-how-… via @psyche_the_mag
This is how to nurture curiosity in children (and yourself) | Psyche Ideas

This is how to nurture curiosity in children (and yourself) | Psyche Ideas

The curiosity that comes naturally to babies and young children can soon wilt – but there are ways to help it grow

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It's a great day when #ScienceofReading is trending! For an afternoon of fun, check out Animal Antics, Photo Play, and Small Wonders - three research-based mobile apps that were developed, validated, and tested to promote pre-literacy skills.📚 bit.ly/3HDHnxJ

Pre-K Home & Family Apps | Reach Every Reader

Pre-literacy skills can be learned long before children arrive at school! We built, tested, and validated four apps to promote early reading skills through dialogue and playful interactions between...

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Yes, our students need our feedback, but our colleagues may want it too. Give More Feedback—Others Want It More Than You Think behavioralscientist.org/give… via @behscientist
Give More Feedback—Others Want It More Than You Think - By Nicole Abi-Esber and Juliana Schroeder -...

Give More Feedback—Others Want It More Than You Think - By Nicole Abi-Esber and Juliana Schroeder -...

People hesitate to give feedback because they simply don’t recognize how much other people want to hear it.

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Perplexed? Embrace it! Confusion is a symptom of learning – psyche.co/ideas/perplexed-em… via @psyche_the_mag
Perplexed? Embrace it! Confusion is a symptom of learning | Psyche Ideas

Perplexed? Embrace it! Confusion is a symptom of learning | Psyche Ideas

Perplexed? Embrace it! Confusion is a sign of learning, but the key is finding the sweet spot of productive confusion

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"If there is something that most people agree about learning, it is the need to improve children’s reading comprehension — the million-dollar question of course is how to do it." Check out these insights from @ProfJimmyKim, featured by @UKnowHGSE. bit.ly/3UoWWhO
Building Background Knowledge in Science Improves Reading Comprehension

Building Background Knowledge in Science Improves Reading Comprehension

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Spreading misinformation. Maybe as much, or more, about the system than the individual. And, in a viral world, a few can spread a lot. How Social Media Rewards Misinformation insights.som.yale.edu/insigh…
How Social Media Rewards Misinformation

How Social Media Rewards Misinformation

A majority of false stories are spread by a small number of frequent users, suggests a new study co-authored by Yale SOM’s Gizem Ceylan. But they can be taught to change their ways.

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Dan Meyer@ddmeyer30 Mar 2023
Watch a teacher make roughly ~1,000 instructional decisions in about 45 seconds. Only a few of them are about the lesson but the lesson depends on ALL of them. This is one of the hardest things to explain about teaching to people who have never taught.
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Great to see the work of @ProfJimmyKim and his team getting shared. We need to get it into widespread practice. New Study Suggests Standardized Reading Tests Miss A Lot Of Learning via @forbes forbes.com/sites/nataliewexl…
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"As any caregiver or teacher knows, becoming a reader unlocks a world of possibility for a child and helps build confidence and motivation. That’s why our partner, Reach Every Reader, focuses on early literacy..." from the @czi Annual Letter. czi.co/AnnualLetter
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Conversational back-and-forth between child and caregiver is good in any language. Widening the Reach for Early Literacy gse.harvard.edu/news/22/12/w…
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Read the thread. Thanks @DTWillingham
Daniel Willingham (@DTWillingham) profile pictureDaniel Willingham@DTWillingham21 Nov 2022
Dear letter writers I’ve read your letter to the editor about “Sold a Story,” and honestly ended up confused. I would be grateful for further explanation. I explain my failures to understand your argument in this thread. hechingerreport.org/opinion-…
OPINION: A call for rejecting the newest reading wars

OPINION: A call for rejecting the newest reading wars

Fifty-eight educators say ‘Sold a Story’ podcast series sells incomplete story about reading instruction

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Worth a listen. Sub science of climate change for science of reading and you have another example of the mix of confirmation bias, business interests, politics, science, and the challenge of changing behavior.
Emily Hanford (@ehanford) profile pictureEmily Hanford@ehanford27 Oct 2022
You can listen to Episode 3 now. features.apmreports.org/sold…
Sold a Story | Podcast

Sold a Story | Podcast

Sold a Story is an investigative podcast about how kids learn — what works in the classroom, the science behind those insights and why that research often doesn't make it into schools. Season 1...

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A sense of progress can be motivating. Is this effect like the small wins at a slot machine that fuel the belief that the next try will be the jackpot? "If you think you can catch the bus, you will run for it?"
Daniel Willingham (@DTWillingham) profile pictureDaniel Willingham@DTWillingham22 Oct 2022
Young children (US sample, ages 4-6) allocate effort not just based on success, but trajectory...if they are improving, they try harder. psyarxiv.com/hc62q/
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Can an ELA curriculum that integrates science & social studies help improve reading comprehension for K-4 students? Read more from James Kim & Zhongyu Wei of @hgse in a new #EdResearch4Recovery brief bit.ly/3A6VHM9
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Waiting to fail exacerbates the problem. Diagnose early to prevent later, bigger issues.
LD Translational Science Collective (@LD_Collective) profile pictureLD Translational Science Collective@LD_Collective12 Oct 2022
#DyslexiaAwarenessMonth resource of the day, What is the #Dyslexia Paradox? Click the link to listen to @GaabLab explain. bit.ly/3g19BE2
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Psychological safety doesn't mean silence for fear of offending. It means trusting to allow open conversations.
Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) (@hgse) profile pictureHarvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE)@hgse11 Oct 2022
What exactly is psychological safety, and why does it matter in schools? In their annual conference, @HarvardHILT explored how educators can create this new understanding of safety in the classroom. gse.harvard.edu/news/22/09/w…
Why Psychological Safety Matters in Class

Why Psychological Safety Matters in Class

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