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Nidhi Sachdeva

@nsachdeva.bsky.social
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Mum | Evidence-informed | Author | Teacher Educator | (Keynote) Speaker | EdTech Researcher | Microlearning | Cognitive Science | DEI Advocate

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Paul Kirschner @paulkirschner.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Just days after the release of our new book @nsachdeva.bsky.social and I - with master LDer @matthewrichter.bsky.social - will give a full-day in-person workshop on "Deliberate Practice in Action: Designing Learning That Actually Develops Skill and Builds Expertise" ldaccelerator.com/sessions#cal...
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Live Programs | Learning Development Accelerator | Professional L&D Community
Check out our upcoming live sessions available to the public! Our programs aim to inform, support, challenge, and help busy L&D professionals to navigate this complex field and solve their most pressi...
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Nidhi Sachdeva @nsachdeva.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
No, explicit instruction does not cause Learned Helplessness! *New Post* scienceoflearning.substack.com/p/no-explici... @jim-hewitt.bsky.social
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No, Explicit Instruction Does Not Cause Learned Helplessness
A common claim [or should we say concern] in education and what the evidence actually shows
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Paul Kirschner @paulkirschner.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Just got the news that our (w/ @nsachdeva.bsky.social) new book 'Becoming an expert teacher' is available for preorder. #edusky www.routledge.com/Becoming-an-...
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Nidhi Sachdeva @nsachdeva.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
*New Post on Substack* @jim-hewitt.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/scienceo...
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You’ve Been Told It’s Research-Based. But Is It Really?
What teachers should ask when someone says “research shows this works.”
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Anna Stokke (Host of Chalk & Talk Podcast) @rastokke.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
🧠 Can the science of learning improve equity? Nidhi and I represented Canada at researchED Scandinavia. Check out my episode with Nidhi and Jim Hewitt on how evidence-informed teaching helps all students succeed! 👉 Listen: youtu.be/vMWbZtSPb5o #ScienceOfLearning #Equity
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Critically Speaking with Therese Markow @criticallyspeaking.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Women's pain is real! The medical system hasn't always treated it that way. Dr. Daniel Buchman shares how gender, race, and stigma shape chronic pain treatment: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/criti… #painmanagement #medicalbias @danielbuchman.bsky.social
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Beth G-G @bethgg.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Taking our seats for @nsachdeva.bsky.social talking about the transient information effect: why great explanations don't always stick. #rEDScand26 #rEDHan #rEDScan26
Stage in auditorium with screen showing presentation for transient information effect.
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Nidhi Sachdeva @nsachdeva.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
ResearchED Calgary May 9 Details here: sites.google.com/view/researc...
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Nidhi Sachdeva @nsachdeva.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
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Paul Kirschner @paulkirschner.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Almost finished writing a new book with the most amazing woman (@nsachdeva.bsky.social) on becoming an expert teacher.
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Paul Kirschner @paulkirschner.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Why Are Schools So Ugly? Interesting way of looking at schools that I never considered. Thanks @rpondiscio.bsky.social for opening my eyes to this view. open.substack.com/pub/thenext3...
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Why Must Schools Be Ugly?
We used to build grand cathedrals of learning. Today’s schools look like warehouses or worse.
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Paul Kirschner @paulkirschner.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Why do I need to know this? Great blog by @nsachdeva.bsky.social and @jim-hewitt.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/scienceo...
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Why do I need to know this?
Why foundational knowledge matters
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Dan Willingham @dtwuva.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Sending babies to nursery (daycare, for Americans) completely changes their microbiome www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Sending babies to nursery completely reshapes their microbiomes
Socializing at a young age helps to develop greater diversity in children’s microbiota, according to an analysis of baby-to-baby transmission of gut bacteria.
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Greg Ashman @gregashman.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
NEW CURIOS Free section discusses maths, Ontario and @nsachdeva.bsky.social fillingthepail.substack.com/p/curios-of-...
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Curios of the week #149
Everything you need to know about education right now
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Anna Stokke (Host of Chalk & Talk Podcast) @rastokke.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Great opinion piece in the Globe & Mail by Nidhi Sachdeva "For years, math instruction has leaned heavily toward inquiry-first or discovery-based approaches, often w/o sufficient explicit instruction..but students can't reason about ideas they haven't learned" www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Carl Hendrick @carlhendrick.substack.com · 02/01/2026
Every month I do a round-up of important studies to know in the science of learning. Sign up for regular updates: carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-monthl...
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The Monthly Dispatch - What's New in Learning Science - January 2026
Why do students use study strategies they know don't work? Plus new studies on retrieval practice, pre-questions, adaptive learning, habit-driven studying, and classroom attention
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Mark Goodrich @markgoodrich.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Great blog by @nsachdeva.bsky.social and @jim-hewitt.bsky.social on how the science of learning isn’t the same as “back to basics” (which has rather different connotations in the UK due to John Major!). I thought of a couple of other practices that would differ… open.substack.com/pub/scienceo...
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The science of learning is not the same as “back to basics”
How teachers can move past educational pendulum swings to a more evidence-informed future.
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Anna Stokke (Host of Chalk & Talk Podcast) @rastokke.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
🎙️ New episode with Anita Archer is out now! Check out my conversation with one of the world’s leading experts on explicit instruction––what is it, why it works & how to use it effectively. Available in video on Youtube & Spotify; audio on all podcast platforms. Link 👉 youtu.be/EE5wvi-xQTM?...
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JUMP Math @jumpmath.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
JUMP Math Founder, Dr. John Mighton will be a featured speaker at this event, discussing evidence-based strategies to support deeper math learning! Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to connect with other educators who follow the science of learning! #ResearchED @nsachdeva.bsky.social
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Paul Kirschner @paulkirschner.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Really a gold-star microlearning video by @nsachdeva.bsky.social. If you want a quick overview of what depth of processing entails and how to make use of it, then look no further. #edusky www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kkk...
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Depth Processing Model - How Learning Happens
YouTube video by Nidhi Sachdeva
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Paul Kirschner @paulkirschner.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
When Teacher Training Feels Like a Sales Pitch (and How to Push Back) What an incredibly good post by @nsachdeva.bsky.social and Jim Hewitt open.substack.com/pub/scienceo...
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When Teacher Training Feels Like a Sales Pitch (and How to Push Back)
How to recognize the subtle tactics that steer your thinking.
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Paul Kirschner @paulkirschner.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
In contrast to the 'fool's gold' that's often dished up as teacher training, @nsachdeva.bsky.social and Jim Hewitt offer us pure gold for sifting through the advertorials. scienceoflearning.substack.com/p/when-teach...
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When Teacher Training Feels Like a Sales Pitch (and How to Push Back)
How to recognize the subtle tactics that steer your thinking.
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Nidhi Sachdeva @nsachdeva.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
🔥New Post🔥 scienceoflearning.substack.com/p/when-teach...
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When Teacher Training Feels Like a Sales Pitch (and How to Push Back)
How to recognize the subtle tactics that steer your thinking.
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JUMP Math @jumpmath.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
He will be discussing the research behind the science of learning, the key factors driving the decline of student engagement and motivation, and the lack of positive results being yielded from 'progressive' math teaching methods. @researchedcanada.bsky.social @nsachdeva.bsky.social #ResearchED
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Anna Stokke (Host of Chalk & Talk Podcast) @rastokke.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
🔥 New Chalk & Talk episode! I had a fantastic conversation with Benjamin Solomon about the petition to retract the New York Math Briefs and how reading and MATH need the SAME evidence-based teaching. Link to episode below!
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Nidhi Sachdeva @nsachdeva.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
✅️Know better so you can do better! 👍🏽Science of Learning can inform educators better as they navigate the complex and dynamic environment of a classroom. ❓️Isn't that a good thing? 🤷‍♂️ 👉🏽Why is is so hard to convince folks about this? If we know better, we can do better!
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Jodi DeVries @jodidevries.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Drs. @nsachdeva.bsky.social & Jim Hewitt share about classic studies in Education, starting w/ working memory & cognitive load theory @ #RedTO25. I was just discussing this w/ @numcog.bsky.social over lunch. I wish all teachers learned about this in their BEd training! It changed my teaching so much
Drs. Sachdeva and Hewitt in front of a slide about cognitive load theory. Drs. Sachdeva and Hewitt in front of a slide about implications of cognitive load theory.
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Nidhi Sachdeva @nsachdeva.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
#rEDTO25 schedule is out.
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researchED Canada @researchedcanada.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Sneak Peak: Our researchED Canada Toronto program (June 6-7/25) is now in preparation. Great cover featuring our star attractions, Dylan Wiliam and Jamie Metsala, and lead sponsors, Steplab, JUMP Math and Spirit of Math. It's easy to reserve tickets on Eventbrite! See you in TO!
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researchED Canada @researchedcanada.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Speakers at a Glance: What an Impressive Cast of Speakers presenting at #researchEDCanada Toronto (June 6-7, 2025) Follow the LINK for an inspirational message from @nsachdeva.bsky.social and a complete slide show: app.7taps.com/e0jePfnaeET0
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Nidhi Sachdeva @nsachdeva.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
NEW POST ON SUBSTACK Teaching for equitable outcomes: The missing ingredient open.substack.com/pub/scienceo...
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Barry Garelick @bg987.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
I'll be presenting with John Mighton at researchED in Toronto: Word Problems: Acquiring Algebraic Thinking @rastokke.bsky.social @katharinebeals.bsky.social @mikesully97.bsky.social @trivium21c.bsky.social @jillbarshay.bsky.social @tombennett71.bsky.social @tomloveless99.bsky.social
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researchED Canada @researchedcanada.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
The Big Reveal: THE FULL CAST of researchED Toronto (June 6-7, 2025) appears in this Slide Show produced by Nidhi Sachdeva utilizing the amazing 7taps app. Thirty speakers - two keynotes, and 28 workshop session speakers. Spread the word. See you in TO! app.7taps.com/e0jePfnaeET0
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Nidhi Sachdeva @nsachdeva.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
🍁🎊🙌ResearchED Toronto 2025🇨🇦🥳🪅 Full Speaker List - now available @bg987.bsky.social @rastokke.bsky.social @johnmighton.bsky.social @numcog.bsky.social @jim-hewitt.bsky.social @educhatter.bsky.social @steplab.bsky.social @mrzachg.bsky.social @dylanwiliam.bsky.social app.7taps.com/e0jePfnaeET0
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ResearchED Toronto 2025
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Barry Garelick @bg987.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Our talk is on "Word Problems and Algebraic Thinking"; it covers how JUMP Math addresses how to teach students to solve word problems and bridge the gap between arithmetic and algebraic thinking. @mayak46.bsky.social @toddtruitt.bsky.social @nathanielswain.bsky.social @paulkirschner.bsky.social
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Mike Taylor @mike-taylor.org · 14/04/2025
Schemas, Chunking and Working Memory Nice blog by Paul Kirschner on how chunking and schemas help us overcome the severe limitations of working memory by organizing information into meaningful, structured units that draw on prior knowledge. buff.ly/22RRCnF
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Schemas, Chunking and Working Memory - kirschner-ED
How do we manage to process and retain complex or lengthy information—such as sentences, problem-solving steps, or visual configurations—when our WM capacity is so limited?
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researchED Canada @researchedcanada.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
What about Writing? Looks like researchED Canada is filling another hole in the existing Canadian K-12 curriculum. Dr. Leslie Laud, founder of Think SRSD, will be speaking at researchED Canada Toronto (June 6-7/25). The Stellar Cast just got even better! #SRSD #cdned #ONTed #writingrevolution
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researchED Canada @researchedcanada.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Looking for tickets? Click on here to reserve your seats www.eventbrite.ca/e/researched...
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researchED Canada @researchedcanada.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Doing the Math: Looks who's coming to researchED Canada Toronto (June 6-7/25): Dr Daniel Ansari, founder of rge NumCog Lab at Western University. Join Us for the latest in applied research in the field of Mathematics education #cdned #mathed #ONTed #OAME
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Zach Groshell @mrzachg.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
If you’re an aficionado of cognitive load theory, you will love this podcast with the godfather of visual presentations, Dr. Richard Mayer! educationrickshaw.com/2025/03/30/s...
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S4E27: Richard Mayer on the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning
Today, I am thrilled to host Richard Mayer on Progressively Incorrect, a distinguished educational psychologist and researcher known worldwide for his groundbreaking contributions to understanding …
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Educhatter @educhatter.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
What about Writing? Looks like researchED Canada is filling another hole in the existing Canadian K-12 curriculum. Dr. Leslie Laud, founder of Think SRSD, will be speaking @researchedcanada.bsky.social Toronto (June 6-7/25). The Stellar Cast just got even better! #cdned #ONTed #writingrevolution
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researchED Canada @researchedcanada.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Are You a Math Teacher? Latest news - California Middle School Math teacher Barry Garelick will be presenting along with JUMP Math founder John Mighton. Traditional Math never goes out of fashion. Why? Getting the right answers still matters.
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Nidhi Sachdeva @nsachdeva.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
***New Edu-Snippets*** - GenAI and offloading of critical thinking - Attention Contagion - Effect of elaborative interrogation on comprehension @jim-hewitt.bsky.social 🔗https://open.substack.com/pub/scienceoflearning/p/edu-snippets-c53
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Educhatter @educhatter.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Just Posted: The Latest on researchED Canada Toronto (June 6-7, 2025) featuring DYLAN WILIAM and JAMIE METSALA with a stellar cast, including TOM BENNETT, DANIEL ANSARI, ZACH GROSHELL, JOHN MIGHTON, BARBARA OAKLEY, ANNA STOKKE, JIM HEAL, MEG LEE, and others to be announced soon.
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Nidhi Sachdeva @nsachdeva.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Share widely! @educhatter.bsky.social @rastokke.bsky.social @carlhendrick.substack.com @ehanford.bsky.social @j-metsala.bsky.social @mrzachg.bsky.social @steplab.bsky.social @tombennett71.bsky.social @jim-hewitt.bsky.social @mrsball.bsky.social @dylanwiliam.bsky.social
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Nidhi Sachdeva @nsachdeva.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
GET YOUR TICKETS SOON! researchED Canada Toronto 2025 - What Works in Teaching and Learning Date: Jun 6-7 Location: 230 Saint Clair Avenue West, Toronto, ON M4V 1R5 www.eventbrite.ca/e/researched...
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Nidhi Sachdeva @nsachdeva.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
***New post on substack*** Cognitive load and problem solving open.substack.com/pub/scienceo...
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Microlesson on the Science of Learning
Cognitive Load and Problem Solving
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