Kate chats with educator and author Blake Harvard about his book Do I Have Your Attention? Understanding Memory Constraints and Maximizing Learning. They explore what we know about attention, working memory, and long-term memory, why multitasking doesn’t work, and practical strategies like retrieval and spaced practice that help students remember more.
 
This episode mentions:
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<a href="https://www.strongnations.com/store/6664/metis-christmas-mittens-pb">Métis Christmas Mittens</a> by Leah Marie Dorion, with Michif translation by Norman Fleury
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<a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Attention-Understanding-Constraints-Maximizing-Learning/dp/1032750278/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2XTO8EE48E91A&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.3jitLWl1a1kTfiNqFEIduzRd3NhhFffwuK6SVVc45vK8AfLhonGI51bBVWlponuN_yTnqvmlo7E2BIEvC5ZxrJ6TxGdej5lrayutZ3sWSxMV0XucqawU29IPHGeEIze0tw3UMfl-Nqy-CT8jqYg7KhquzErAD9FtCd6-SDOo7kmm4EuOtH2eMKbB0ss7D29XOwmxf2rUUX5FWDtY1lOSCUoKxBTK5TOhr_bFRRcJAra1bIDQAInTy95x3ftzHtPlEWQzwzrWi3wo1mgdZd-FjPeqsldHJ-Sp-O6B-Dc1T3Q.Sv7uI_NKFqubwlpDH89ovUc-p75G8lukA3M7xnmt-88&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=do+i+have+your+attention&amp;qid=1756061583&amp;sprefix=do+i+have+your+attention%2Caps%2C131&amp;sr=8-1">Do I Have Your Attention?</a> Understanding Memory Constraints and Maximizing Learning by Blake Harvard
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<a href="https://theeffortfuleducator.com/">The Effortful Educator</a> blog by Blake Harvard
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<a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Powerful-Teaching-Unleash-Science-Learning/dp/111952184X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1BO68JDP2MGMK&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.PEEDvIw45yhXvsvuVoOileREbMUVB65L1teZK3DLHQ6qGcrtaWbPyn2i0YbeWemHiprm8JlRWqObFYvxOgbZl_rlO290OxC8ubVE5-TQW-KWnKlC8nACaQfvmzHIXtTCRJbL4jk4tc3tU1augbQ-x7VtCNwwl2LpqnnyxL43ZY6wev0mE-LT_NcxNSFuMwM0jDFjpcM1rYQthcBw8hUK-vJK7plUsgqmf2uWDCb7PWMbPjB-6lGMC4i8zc4zkY2DVMhpPzAGd9wo_tt64nsfTaG2Pd_3Qb4sUv9aEhYPa6M.HnPN494q85kdPaIjpu9fjuF8EjkDex3a9btmwZyqqls&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=powerful+learning&amp;qid=1756061632&amp;sprefix=powerful+learning%2Caps%2C117&amp;sr=8-1">Powerful Teaching</a> by Pooja Agarwal and Patrice Bain
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 &lt;p&gt;Kate chats with educator and author Blake Harvard about his book Do I Have Your Attention? Understanding Memory Constraints and Maximizing Learning. They explore what we know about attention, working memory, and long-term memory, why multitasking doesn’t work, and practical strategies like retrieval and spaced practice that help students remember more.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This episode mentions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.strongnations.com/store/6664/metis-christmas-mittens-pb"&gt;Métis Christmas Mittens&lt;/a&gt; by Leah Marie Dorion, with Michif translation by Norman Fleury&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Attention-Understanding-Constraints-Maximizing-Learning/dp/1032750278/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2XTO8EE48E91A&amp;amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.3jitLWl1a1kTfiNqFEIduzRd3NhhFffwuK6SVVc45vK8AfLhonGI51bBVWlponuN_yTnqvmlo7E2BIEvC5ZxrJ6TxGdej5lrayutZ3sWSxMV0XucqawU29IPHGeEIze0tw3UMfl-Nqy-CT8jqYg7KhquzErAD9FtCd6-SDOo7kmm4EuOtH2eMKbB0ss7D29XOwmxf2rUUX5FWDtY1lOSCUoKxBTK5TOhr_bFRRcJAra1bIDQAInTy95x3ftzHtPlEWQzwzrWi3wo1mgdZd-FjPeqsldHJ-Sp-O6B-Dc1T3Q.Sv7uI_NKFqubwlpDH89ovUc-p75G8lukA3M7xnmt-88&amp;amp;dib_tag=se&amp;amp;keywords=do+i+have+your+attention&amp;amp;qid=1756061583&amp;amp;sprefix=do+i+have+your+attention%2Caps%2C131&amp;amp;sr=8-1"&gt;Do I Have Your Attention?&lt;/a&gt; Understanding Memory Constraints and Maximizing Learning by Blake Harvard&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://theeffortfuleducator.com/"&gt;The Effortful Educator&lt;/a&gt; blog by Blake Harvard&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Powerful-Teaching-Unleash-Science-Learning/dp/111952184X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1BO68JDP2MGMK&amp;amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.PEEDvIw45yhXvsvuVoOileREbMUVB65L1teZK3DLHQ6qGcrtaWbPyn2i0YbeWemHiprm8JlRWqObFYvxOgbZl_rlO290OxC8ubVE5-TQW-KWnKlC8nACaQfvmzHIXtTCRJbL4jk4tc3tU1augbQ-x7VtCNwwl2LpqnnyxL43ZY6wev0mE-LT_NcxNSFuMwM0jDFjpcM1rYQthcBw8hUK-vJK7plUsgqmf2uWDCb7PWMbPjB-6lGMC4i8zc4zkY2DVMhpPzAGd9wo_tt64nsfTaG2Pd_3Qb4sUv9aEhYPa6M.HnPN494q85kdPaIjpu9fjuF8EjkDex3a9btmwZyqqls&amp;amp;dib_tag=se&amp;amp;keywords=powerful+learning&amp;amp;qid=1756061632&amp;amp;sprefix=powerful+learning%2Caps%2C117&amp;amp;sr=8-1"&gt;Powerful Teaching&lt;/a&gt; by Pooja Agarwal and Patrice Bain&lt;/p&gt;
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                    Kate chats with educator and author Blake Harvard about his book Do I Have Your Attention? Understanding Memory Constraints and Maximizing Learning. They explore what we know about attention, working memory, and long-term memory, why multitasking doesn’t work, and practical strategies like retrieval and spaced practice that help students remember more.
 
This episode mentions:


Métis Christmas Mittens by Leah Marie Dorion, with Michif translation by Norman Fleury


Do I Have Your Attention? Understanding Memory Constraints and Maximizing Learning by Blake Harvard


The Effortful Educator blog by Blake Harvard


Powerful Teaching by Pooja Agarwal and Patrice Bain


                

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S4 E9: Attention, Memory and Learning with Blake Harvard

S4 E9: Attention, Memory and Learning with Blake Harvard

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