Research@Work Video Series

Dr. Gerardo Ramirez describes how students interpret their experiences learning mathematics and how to support them in creating positive math mindsets.

In this video, Pamela Cantor, M.D., founder and senior science advisor at Turnaround for Children, discusses the prevalence of childhood trauma.

In this video, Dr. Nancy Hill, professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, discusses the opportunities and challenges related to building trusting relationships between schools and families of adolescents.

Find out how Santa Clara Unified School District educators collaborate with researchers from UC San Francisco’s Neuroscape center on a…

How NMSA faculty leverage the science of learning to support students

Find out how Design Tech High School (d.tech) staff became learning engineers.

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Dr. Dan Schwartz shares his vision for getting key learning science research findings into the hands of educators who can creatively apply them to support students.

Dr. Kylie Peppler introduces the concept of embodiment, or learning through movement, and its role in science learning.

This video explores the importance of reflection for teacher learning and describes the benefits of one strategy for educators: recording classroom instruction.

Dr. Ryan Baker describes gaming the system: students’ attempts to get through material in an online or blended learning system without learning.

Dr. Rachel Barr and Dr. Laura Zimmermann discuss the importance of social scaffolding for introducing early learners to new technology and media.

Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang explains why educators should build in class time for student reflection.

Dr. David Rose discusses the importance of providing learning supports and structures that are tailored to students’ individual needs and abilities.

Dr. Jeremy Roschelle and Dr. Kara Carpenter describe how technology can help support students in learning mathematical concepts.

Dr. Lisa Dieker shares her experiences as a researcher who collaborates with students with disabilities from kindergarten through graduate school.

This video describes research-based approaches that can help students with low working memory become proficient readers.

Dr. Guadalupe Valdés explains how language is acquired and provides advice to edtech developers on how to design ELL products.

Dr. Pooja K. Agarwal introduces retrieval practice: a research-based learning strategy to help students deliberately recall information.

This video describes three strategies from Dr. Edward Deci and Dr. Richard Ryan’s Self-Determination Theory to help students get and stay motivated.