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redsatsuma.bsky.social @redsatsuma.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

drive.google.com/file/d/1Mn7H... Letter of Appeal from the Ukrainian Book Institute to the international community

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Benjamin Riley @benjaminjriley.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Both the Economist and others suggest this study demonstrates that AI can help students. So I contacted the lead researcher to figure out how many. Answer: Out of ~26,000 kids, a total of 20. And five months after starting to use AI, only four continued to spend 65 minutes on homework. Four.

Graph of student exam scores correlated to homework completion time for to groups, students using AI and those that did not. There is a slight spike for studens using AI who also maintained extensive homework completion time. As described in post, the number of students falling into this bucket was 20 out of 26,000.

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

#TheYearInReform Look, it's very simple. Nothing to see here. Move along. Reform UK is a party - sorry - a company built around British Patriotism and being frank with the public, and it is led by straight-talking anti-elite Nigel Farage.

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Longbarrow Press @longbarrowpress.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

1) This is an excellent book, and one that deserves more readers. 2) Longbarrow Press needs to raise some money. Therefore 3) we have made 'Cazique' half-price this weekend. 4) A beautifully produced hardback for the price of a pamphlet. 5) Order here: longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...

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Association for the Teaching of Psychology, Scotland @atpscot.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Join this online networking session for #psychology teachers in Scotland! *share your experiences & strategies for Higher & Nat 5 Psychology prelims. *hear about support from #BPS *connect with psychology teachers in Europe To get the link just email atpsteachers@gmail.com. Hope to see you there!

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School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

If you care about authors, books and bloggers, switch to @DuckDuckGo! Google's 'Generative AI' steals words, paragraphs & pages (including ours) and doesn't credit the author - it's IP theft. If you care about authors usehttps://duckduckgo.com/ #SupportCreators #Copyright

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DuckDuckGo - Protection. Privacy. Peace of mind.

The Internet privacy company that empowers you to seamlessly take control of your personal information online, without any tradeoffs.

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Jeff Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

This sounds reasonable but is 100% wrong. Whether you or agree or disagree with a study is completely immaterial. What matters is whether the study was conducted properly and generates valid results. And it's impolitic to say but it's true: you have to have some level of expertise to judge that.

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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Grammarly is now an enemy of education "Universities risk putting students in impossible positions where they’re simultaneously told they can use a tool and that using certain functions of that tool constitutes cheating." Seriously, ban it. It's no friend of education wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...

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Some reasonable adjustments may have just become academic misconduct

Lots of universities across the UK permit the use of Grammarly in reasonable adjustment plans for disabled students, and some permit it in some circumstances for those whose first language isn't Engli...

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Imogen Reid @imogenreid.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

It's publication day for this beauty, with stories by David Bevan @iancritchley.bsky.social @pippagoldschmidt.bsky.social, Alison Moore, Okechukwu Nzelu, @simonokotie.bsky.social, C.D. Rose, Iain Sinclair, Naomi Wood, lucky old me! et al. Thank you @nicholasroyle.bsky.social & @saltpublishing.com 🔥

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Dr. Jonathan Firth @jwfirth.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Just bought it as well as the @saltpublishing.com 2025 story anthology. Looking forward to the reads! @willwiles.bsky.social

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Nadiia Omelchuk🇺🇦 @ukrainianart.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

✨️Handmade Christmas tree🎄 decorations that will add warmth and light to your home. Made with love in Ukraine💙💛 You can order on Etsy or in DM📩 www.etsy.com/shop/NadiiaJ... Worldwide delivery🌍 Support Ukrainian craftsmen, it is very important at this time!🫂❤️ #SupportUkraine #madeinUkraine #etsygifts

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Dr. Jonathan Firth @jwfirth.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

My most recent newsletter is on research into retrieval practice and generative learning firth.substack.com/p/combining-... A follow-up post on Monday! #education #edusky

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Combining Retrieval Practice and Generative Learning

Jonathan Firth's Memory & Metacognition Updates #121

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Carl Hendrick @carlhendrick.substack.com · 20/07/2025

*NEW POST* The Enduring Persistence of Neuromyths in Education A new study surveying over 3,000 Spanish teachers provides one of the most detailed snapshots to date. Fantastic work from @juanfernandez.bsky.social @ferreromar.bsky.social and colleagues open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...

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Beyond Neuromyths: Why Teachers Still Embrace Ideas That Don't Work

A new study surveying over 3,000 Spanish teachers, offers the most comprehensive picture yet of educational misconceptions in the wild.

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Dr. Jonathan Firth @jwfirth.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

I didn't post an update on my Substack this week, but I'm back on Monday with the third and final post on my series on transfer in education. firth.substack.com

An image of the forth rail bridge in scotland, with the title 'the vital role of transfer in education part 3' as a heading

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House of Commons @houseofcommons.parliament.uk · 19/06/2025

The Education Committee wants to understand what is needed to secure a sustainable financial future for the Higher Education sector. Share your views: committees.parliament.uk/work/9012/hi...

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Marshall Burke @marshallburke.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

What happens to science under autocracy? The rise of the National Socialist Party in 1930s Germany provides an (admittedly extreme) example. Prior to the early 1930s, scientists at German institutions won a third of Nobels. 10 years later, that number was 5%, and has never recovered.

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Fansplaining @fansplaining.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Today we're thrilled to publish our latest piece: @abbykirby.bsky.social on her work teaching fic writing to middle schoolers! "It invites students not just to analyze the role of a text, but to partake in its deconstruction and recreation on their own terms." Read or listen to an audio version:

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Bringing Fanfiction Into the Classroom — Fansplaining

Fic does something that my traditional English classes cannot: it places the power in the hands of the student.

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Holly Korbey @hollykorbey.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

The Bell Ringer is launching a book club, and I'd love for you to join us! The first book, Developing Curriculum for Deep Thinking, comes from experts like Dylan Wiliam and Paul Kirschner and is free to download. We start June 2! Get info here: hollykorbey.substack.com/p/join-the-b...

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Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 03/05/2025

Essentially *all* research and expert assessments show that this does not work. It will not counter Farage, but literally push votes towards Reform. It genuinely is impossible to overstate how profoundly stupid and strategically illiterate this decision is. You cannot out-Reform Reform.

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Scam-busting investigative journalist @nickstapleton.tv exposes the AI-generated books being sold on Amazon. Taken from the upcoming summer edition of The SoA's magazine, The Author. #MakeItFair #DoTheWriteThing societyofauthors.org/2025/05/02/t...

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The rise of the AIthor - The Society of Authors

Scam-busting investigative journalist Nick Stapleton exposes the AI-generated books being sold on Amazon

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Bradley Busch @handle.invalid · 01/05/2025

Huge shout out to @jwfirth.bsky.social. I just interviewed him about some of the key ideas in his book. I can’t recommend subscribing to his newsletter enough!

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Paul Kirschner @paulkirschner.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Is Metacognition Too Complex for Teachers? This question is posed by @jwfirth.bsky.social who then presents 5 simple statements to help all of us, not just teachers, better understand the concept. #EduSky If I were him, I'd add one bullet about metacognitive skills. open.substack.com/pub/firth/p/...

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Thank you Sir @chrisbryant1962.bsky.social for acknowledging in today’s Parliamentary Debate on AI that #Metatheft of authors' copyright-protected works was ‘patently wrong’. #MetaBookThieves

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Phil Hyde @gphydeauthor.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

This is a chance to support Broken Sleep Books @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social in their bid to survive. Why not buy just one book - there's loads in their online shop at affordable prices.

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InnerDrive @innerdrive.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

4 reasons why wait times could be cut short in the classroom are: 📈 The Action Bias 🦸‍♂️ The Superman Complex 🧠 The Curse of Expertise 🤔 Misconceptions about what learning looks like To learn what these are and how they would affect you, click here 🡇 www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/why-tea...

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Daisy Christodoulou @daisychristo.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

I am reading the new book by the Facebook / Meta whistleblower - Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams. Interesting bit where she says that the big tech bosses all push their products on other people's kids but refuse to let their own kids use them.

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Blake Harvard @blakeharvard.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Interested in learning more about attention contagion & how it impacts learning? 1. My book goes into great detail about this phenomenon. tinyurl.com/27myuev6 2. Check out the full 'improving attention' course through @innerdrive.bsky.social's Teacher CPD Academy. t.co/4wRZTZvTaN #eduksky

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

You can make a change 📢 Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training by signing this open letter ✒️ authr.uk/sp40 #MakeitFair #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing

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Annamarie Kino-Wylam @annamariekiwy.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Happy publication day @clairebadger.bsky.social and @jwfirth.bsky.social! 🎉 This exciting new book in our Teacher CPD Academy series shows how creativity is infused throughout learning, and relevant to every subject and student. www.routledge.com/9781032733180

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Creativity for Teachers: A Cognitive Science Approach

Creativity is a word that is widely used in education, but in ways that are not always consistent or in line with research. This exciting new book explores how creativity is not something additional, ...

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InnerDrive @innerdrive.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

What a brilliant combo, can't wait to get stuck into our copies here in the office! 💡

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Dr. Jonathan Firth @jwfirth.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

I really wanted to increase how much I read, so I set myself the challenge of reading 100 books this year. I wonder if I can get half way before the spring holiday...?

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Dr. Jonathan Firth @jwfirth.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Cuppa in my @innerdrive.bsky.social mug to celebrate this new book I wrote with @clairebadger.bsky.social – out now!! – and contributing to this fab series of cogsci-edu titles... 📚🧠

A book titled 'creativity for teachers' alongside a mug of tea

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Mike Hobbiss @mikehobbiss.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

I enjoyed @jwfirth.bsky.social's latest blog. It's such a common assertion (especially from people who don't work in schools) that it's important to see it pushed back against firth.substack.com/p/no-schools...

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No, Schools Don't Kill Creativity!

Jonathan Firth's Memory & Metacognition Updates #106

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Dr. Jonathan Firth @jwfirth.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Was recently discussing academic blogging (edu) with @strath-ioe.bsky.social colleagues. BERA blog is a great option.

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Bradley Busch @handle.invalid · 01/03/2025

It’s March…which means our next book in our series is released this month!! Creativity For Teachers by @clairebadger.bsky.social and @jwfirth.bsky.social is incredibly unique. You won’t read another book on the topic like this one. Available for pre-order now ⤵️ amzn.eu/d/1taYdFt

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Dr. Jonathan Firth @jwfirth.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Slow to finish this one... but I've been reading a lot of other great books in Feb!! This one was a lot of fun. I was new to murder mysteries in short stories. Looking forward to the next read in March #readchristie2025

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Dr. Jonathan Firth @jwfirth.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Hey all! I've now done over 100 editions of my Memory & Metacognition Updates. This was post 99 – a deep dive into desirable difficulties: firth.substack.com/p/welcome-ba... #learning #memory #metacognition #EduSky

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A Deep Dive into Desirable Difficulties

Jonathan Firth's Memory & Metacognition Updates #99

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Blake Harvard @blakeharvard.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

“This book is not merely an exploration of theory; it is a masterfully crafted guide that bridges the gap between scientific insights and their practical application in the classroom." Lovely words from @drchendrick.bsky.social about my book. Find out more: theeffortfuleducator.com/do-i-have-yo...

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Do I Have Your Attention? Book - The Effortful Educator

Do I Have Your Attention? is a book focusing on memory processing and learning. It is written by a teacher for anyone interested in improving learning outcomes, at any level, for all learners. Based i...

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Bradley Busch @handle.invalid · 10/01/2025

🚨 New FREE flash webinar 🚨 Join me and @Doug_Lemov where we talk about what makes great professional development. 📍January 20th 📍1600-1630 (UK time) 📍🆓 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-webin...

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FREE WEBINAR - What Makes Great Professional Development - with Doug Lemov

Join Doug Lemov and Bradley Busch to hear about how InnerDrive and Teach Like a Champion's new partnership can help transform CPD.

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Benjamin Riley @benjaminjriley.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Yesterday I published a personal taxonomy--emphasis on personal--of the AI Skepticism movement (linked below). But in a fitting bit of irony, I wanted to use AI to address one semi-tedious part. Guess how it went! Short thread... buildcognitiveresonance.substack.com/p/who-and-wh...

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Who and What comprise AI Skepticism?

An attempt to do justice to a diverse community

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Blake Harvard @blakeharvard.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Today, my website reached 1,000,000 views. Thank you so much to everyone who has read an article and/or shared with others. theeffortfuleducator.com/2024/12/06/1...

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1,000,000 Thank Yous - The Effortful Educator

I owe you a thank you. : )

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Anna Stokke (Host of Chalk & Talk Podcast) @rastokke.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

I got to read an advance copy of this book. Even better, I got to talk to the book's author - the very charming and brilliant @drcastelino.bsky.social. Her book gets released Friday and so does my podcast episode with her. You will love it!

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Juan Fernandez @juanfernandez.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Just finished this fantastic book by @jwfirth.bsky.social Plenty of strategies and good ideas, great for teachers but also for school leaders.

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