3-Read Friday #90

Faultless vocabulary instruction, neuromyths, and being boring

Before we begin, you may want to check out my brand-new 16-part book series, The Tips for Teachers guide to… here. Book 8 on Diagnostic Questions is now available.

Here are three blog posts that I found interesting this week.

1. Faultless Vocabulary Instruction: Guaranteeing Understanding with Structural Precision by Jake Cowling

Jake’s aim for this post is to translate the core principles of Englemann’s Theory of Instruction into plain, teachable moves when explicitly teaching words. The results are excellent.

2. Can ChatGPT Catch Educational Neuromyths? What Teachers Should Know About Asking AI for Help by Korbinian Moeller and Markus Spitzer

This fascinating study finds that models such as Chat GPT outperform humans at identifying educational neuromyths (such as “we only use 10% of our brain”) when asked directly, but falter when such myths are implicitly included in everyday teaching questions

3. Why I Want to Be the Most Boring Teacher in the Building by Sol in the Wind

A positive reflection on why being a boring teacher can actually mean being a really effective teacher.

Have a great weekend.

Craig