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Cognitive Neuroscientist. Speaker. TEDx Talker. I take business, tech, & education to new levels through brain science. https://teapaw.org/t.co/CYTP2FA3J3

Charleston, SC
Joined April 2014
Replying to @LeanInOrg
Use the science of memory to catapult your confidence and take on these challenges! #womenintech #femaletech @NYTScience @MikaKYV365 @Stemettes @girl_geeks @TechGirls bit.ly/2XFEy9C
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Teach students to think and not just memorize by asking 3 questions: What did I learn? How do I know? What's the rest of the story? youtu.be/nsN6Mm14ALo @teacherhead @2Markdavid @TeachPsych @APA @TEDx
'I’m going to remember to ask ‘what have you learned about X?’ and take time probing for understanding and recall – instead of repeating the lame ‘what are you doing, what have you done?’ which lulls us all into the delusion that all is well'. Sensible stuff from @teacherhead
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Replying to @NYTScience
Step 1: Go straight to the chemistry lab and take Love Potion #9. youtu.be/7rXhXLsNJL8 via @YouTube
ZipRecruiter is looking for a motivated Full Stack Ruby on Rails Engineer in #Charleston. Experience instead with Python/Django, JEE, or .NET is just fine. Contact Brian at linkedin/in/bhcastle or [email protected] to learn more. @rails #railsconf #rubyconf #sxsw
Let's sharpen our critical thinking and news literacy skills and build resilience against fake news. @APAEducation @TeachPsych @PsychScience @NYTScience @edXOnline @TEDTalks @scifri @BillGates @BillNye youtu.be/dpdIx142gdM
Learn more about StudySync's SyncBlasts offering for science and social studies teachers that includes news literacy lessons supported by a partnership with @NewsLitProject districtadministration.com/n…
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Cheers to us female scientists who play the Women in Science game every day. blogs.nature.com/aviewfromth… @LeanInOrg @APA @PsychScience @scifri @HuffPost
Only 55.8% of employers believe that recent college grads can think critically. Here is an 11-minute solution. Successful Thinking: It's a Know-Brainer - youtu.be/dpdIx142gdM @insidehighered @APAEducation teapaw.org/APAEducation/status/96…
Study: students believe they are prepared for the workplace; employers disagree @insidehighered on.apa.org/2sQkmDy
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