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bradleybusch.bsky.social
Psychologist. Author. Research Illuminator. Director at InnerDrive
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To the replies of ‘this study states the obvious’. People say that as if it’s a bad thing. That’s EXACTLY why we need research. Because we are filled with cognitive biases and common sense isn’t very common. Easy to get caught up in group think.

The response to this has been interesting… 🟡 Twitter: we need to focus on how to help students think hard (I agree ✅) 🔵 Blue Sky: we need oral assessment (I disagree ❌) 🔴 LinkedIn: this is a weak study/we need more AI training/this shows how AI can be good for learning (I cringe a little bit 🙄)

New research from MIT found that those who used ChatGPT can’t remember any of the content of their essays. Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn. arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...

Super excited to be part of the @innerdrive.bsky.social strand at Festival of Ed! The ID strand is 🔥 with speakers such as Brad Busch, Ed Watson, Claire Badger, Jade Pearce, Doug Lemov, Bruce Robertson and Mark Roberts. I’ll be talking all things cog sci and scaffolding 🪜

“Thank goodness for this book. Blake Harvard’s topic–the basic functions of human cognition–is quite literally the most important body of knowledge for any teacher to know in order to design and adapt instruction for students." [email protected] theeffortfuleducator.com/do-i-have-yo...

✈️ Evidence-Informed Wisdom is here!! ✈️ RT for a chance to be the first to read it. Today we received our advance copies. It’s a serious book written in a funny way. It’s my favourite thing I’ve ever done. Will pick someone at random on Sunday night and post them a copy!

✈️ Evidence-Informed Wisdom is here!! ✈️ RT for a chance to be the first to read it. Today we received our advance copies. It’s a serious book written in a funny way. It’s my favourite thing I’ve ever done. Will pick someone at random on Sunday night and post them a copy!

We @innerdrive.bsky.social are very proud to be supporting the Department of Education in their quest to bring the science of learning to teachers in Northern Ireland 🧠 www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/innerdr...

New Blog: Is your staff professional development blue soup? (aka why lots of CPD doesn't work) www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/hate-pr...

🔥🔥 Announcement 🔥🔥 The Teacher CPD Academy has a new addition. Introducing The CPD Suite. Deliver great staff training in house, with presentations designed by @mrspearce.bsky.social ✅ Evidence-informed ✅ Editable ✅ Trusted high quality ✅ Save time, increase impact DM me for a free trial

🔥🔥 Announcement 🔥🔥 The Teacher CPD Academy has a new addition. Introducing The CPD Suite. Deliver great staff training in house, with presentations designed by @mrspearce.bsky.social ✅ Evidence-informed ✅ Editable ✅ Trusted high quality ✅ Save time, increase impact DM me for a free trial

🚨 Well this is exciting. Our team is growing 🚨 We are recruiting for a Head of the Teacher CPD Academy. Come join us and change the world. ✅ Help shape what we do ✅ Make a difference at scale ✅ Be part of tight knit brilliant team More details 👉 www.innerdrive.co.uk/jobs/head-of...

Here are 5 studies that explain why your students can't just Google it. https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/cant-just-google-it/

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!

Successive Relearning is a phrase from research that I think more schools and colleges should be aware of. Here is how it can help for exam preparation: www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/exams-s...

Want to make revision actually work? In this episode of Becoming Educated, I explore the most effective, evidence-based ways to study — just in time for exam season with @bradleybusch.bsky.social Don’t waste time with poor techniques. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...

Always a pleasure and a privilege to work with @blakeharvard.bsky.social. Was great hosting him on our flash webinar to announce the launch of his module on the Teacher CPD Academy 🔵🟡

A lovely review of my book, Do I Have Your Attention? by @cerenz.bsky.social for Learning and the Brain. Check it out: www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/attenti...

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

🚨 New Blog 🚨 Want to develop professional vision in the classroom? A new study explored if you should give some reading material before watching classroom footage or afterwards. Results made for interesting reading! www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/teacher...

Excited to share that our book is now available to pre-order 🎉 amzn.eu/d/5KFqkpE This has been a real labour of love over the past couple of years for Kelly Heaton, Lucy Lowde, and I. Hugely grateful for the support from team @innerdrive.bsky.social We can't wait for you to read it!

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... 📚🧠

🚨 New Blog 🚨 Do motivated and gritty students multi-task less? www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/motivat...

Not long to go now ⏳ @clairebadger.bsky.social and @jwfirth.bsky.social Creativity 🤝 Cognitive Science amzn.eu/d/9wqfzS9

“Thank goodness for this book. Blake Harvard’s topic...is quite literally the most important body of knowledge for any teacher to know in order to design and adapt instruction for students." - @douglemov.bsky.social US - tinyurl.com/mr3c9h6a UK - tinyurl.com/mr22a2u6 #edusky

⏱️ New blog by us @innerdrive.bsky.social ⏱️ The latest study on wait times has been released. And it’s a corker! We summarised the latest findings and its implications for type of questions, student participation and cognitive ratio… www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/wait-ti...

What an incredible review of my book! Absolutely made my day! Find out what all the fuss is about here: tinyurl.com/5fpz84jt #edusky

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

Adaptive teaching: A Thread… Adaptive teaching is crucial to high quality, inclusive education that enables pupils to achieve success. So, what is adaptive teaching, when does it take place and how can it be implemented?

I felt extremely proud to represent Carlton Academy Trust at the @innerdrive.bsky.social T&L Summit today - it felt good to take a bit of Bradford down to Eton College and share our work with colleagues across the sector. Thanks so much @bradleybusch.bsky.social and team! #EduSky #UKTeaching

This weekend was an absolute blast 🧠

It was a pleasure to deliver a session on "Implementing CPD so it sticks" for @innerdrive.bsky.social alongside @nickpointer.bsky.social. Great reflections and feedback from attendees, grappling with the knotty challenge of what effective and sustainable CPD looks like and how can we implement it.

🚨Now available for pre-order🚨 By @jwfirth.bsky.social and @clairebadger.bsky.social covering: 🟡 Do schools kill creativity? (No) 🟡 What is the link between cognitive science and creativity? 🔗🧠 🟡 How do we help develop curious & creative students? Pre-order your copy here ⤵️ amzn.eu/d/5fKdiq9

AI detection tools are a bit rubbish. And relying on them makes things worse: www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/ai-dete...

Most gifted in Teacher Training. 🙂 🇺🇸 tinyurl.com/kxv6ched 🇬🇧 tinyurl.com/5a6kz37n

⭐️ New Blog ⭐️✨ I was recently asked to deliver a speech on ‘The Purpose of Education in an AI World’. Here is what I said… www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/educati...

⭐️ NEW BLOG : What do brilliant teachers ‘see’ ?⭐️ I love the term ‘professional vision’. Here is what it is, why it matters and how to develop it. www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/teachin...

⭐️ NEW BLOG : What do brilliant teachers ‘see’ ?⭐️ I love the term ‘professional vision’. Here is what it is, why it matters and how to develop it. www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/teachin...

The secret sauce for professional development…

*NEW POST* Why do students hate homework? (and how can we help them to see it can help!) bit.ly/42ilXB4

They really exist. 🥳📖🤓

Our school got each of us in our working party a copy of this. It is, as you would expect from @drcastelino.bsky.social, absolutely superb! Highly recommended!

🚨 Here. We. Go. 🚨 Officially announcing ‘Teaching Unpacked’. A game changer in the world of professional development. @innerdrive.bsky.social 🤝 @teachlikeachampion.bsky.social

Tomorrow 👀

🚨 New Blog 🚨 The first meta-analysis on ChatGPT and student learning has been released. 📈 Results appear amazing (Grades go up ⬆️, Effort required by students to get these grades go ⬇️) But I’m not convinced by these findings (yet). Here is why… www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/chatgpt...

🚨 New Blog 🚨 The first meta-analysis on ChatGPT and student learning has been released. 📈 Results appear amazing (Grades go up ⬆️, Effort required by students to get these grades go ⬇️) But I’m not convinced by these findings (yet). Here is why… www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/chatgpt...