Reducing Cognitive Load
Since the brain can only do so many things at once, we should be intentional about what we ask it to do. Problem-solving takes up crucial working memory, or brain bandwidth, which limits what little is left to learn new things. This graphic (below) is a perfect example. When I have Gmail, Google Meet, and […]
Leveraging Technology to Build Career Awareness
Thursday, April 18th, was not an ordinary school day for second grade students at North Elementary School in Colonial Heights. Students engaged in a 30-minute session with a veterinary pathologist from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, DC – right from their own classrooms! This opportunity was implemented through the collaboration […]