Episode 40: Article Discussion Topic - Direct Instruction

In this inaugural Research Edition episode, co-hosts Amanda Schmidt and Mary Sult (your resident former K-12 practitioners-turned-research-leaders) are putting a polarizing educational staple under the microscope: Direct Instruction.

Inspired by Adam Grant’s Think Again, we’re ditching the oversimplified media narratives to "think like scientists." We dive into the Perspectives on Behavior Science article, "Just How Effective is Direct Instruction?" by Lee Mason and Maria Otero, to settle a long-standing point of confusion in the teacher’s lounge.

Just How Effective is Direct Instruction? - Lee Mason and Maria Otero 

Think Again - Adam Grant

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