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Jun 10 2026

24 Ways to Embed Metacognition & Self-Regulation in Your Classroom

By Mark Anderson 24 Ways, Cognitive Science, EdTech, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Pedagogy first, Self Regulation No Comments

Today, I'm sharing the final infographic in what has become for me a real passion project. This week, the last of six, it's 24 ways to embed metacognition and self-regulation in your classroom. Metacognition and self-regulation get cited a lot as the best bang for your buck in education, the…

Jun 05 2026

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24 Ways to Embed Effective Explanations and Modelling in Your Classroom

By Mark Anderson 24 Ways, Cognitive Science, EdTech, Free resource, Pedagogy first, Questioning No Comments

We're on to week 5 already, and this one is close to my heart. Explanations and modelling are something I've spent a lot of my time on with schools and trusts over the years, and it featured heavily in mine and Olly Lewis' book The EdTech Playbook, so it was…

Jun 05 2026

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24 Ways to Embed Effective Questioning and Discussion in Your Classroom

By Mark Anderson 24 Ways, Cognitive Science, EdTech, Free resource, Pedagogy first, Questioning No Comments

This week's share is one I'd been looking forward to, as questioning is one of those things we all do hundreds of times a day, often without thinking too hard about it, and yet the research on how we do it well is fascinating. Grounded in the likes of Robin…

May 19 2026

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24 Ways to Embed Formative Assessment in Your Classroom

By Mark Anderson Cognitive Science, EdTech, Free resource, Pedagogy first, Resources, Teaching and learning No Comments

This is week two of the Pedagogy First series. If you saw last week's one on retrieval, you know the idea: take a core area of teaching and learning, ground it in research, and make it as useful as possible in one place, or at least that's what I've tried…

May 12 2026

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24 Ways to Embed Retrieval Practice in Your Classroom: The Pedagogy First Series

By Mark Anderson Cognitive Science, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Pedagogy first, Resources, Retrieval Practice No Comments

Some of you will have seen my 24 Ways posters before: Windows shortcuts, AI tools, formative assessment. This series goes deeper. Pedagogy First is six resources grounded in the cognitive science of teaching and learning, each one built around what the research actually says rather than what's currently trending. I've…