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Ep 7. How to excel in math and other tough subjects with Barbara Oakley
The transcript for this episode is here.
You can listen to the episode here: Chalk & Talk Podcast.
Barbara Oakley’s books and writing on teaching and learning
Uncommon Sense Teaching: Practical Insights in Brain Science to Help Students Learn
A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science
Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential
Learn Like a Pro: Science-Based Tools to Become Better at Anything
Opinion | Make Your Daughter Practice Math. She'll Thank You Later by Barbara Oakely
Website and online course co-created with Dr. Terrence Sejnowski
Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects
Articles, books and stories mentioned in the episode
Ullman MT. Contributions of memory circuits to language: the declarative/procedural model. Cognition. 2004 May-Jun;92(1-2):231-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2003.10.008. PMID: 15037131.
Ullman, M. T., & Lovelett, J. T. (2018). Implications of the declarative/procedural model for improving second language learning: The role of memory enhancement techniques. Second language research, 34(1), 39-65. https://doi.org/10.1177/0267658316675195
Geary. (1995). Reflections of Evolution and Culture in Children’s Cognition: Implications for Mathematical Development and Instruction. The American Psychologist, 50(1), 24–37. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.50.1.24
The value of being a slow learner: The story of Santiago Ramón y Cajal
How forgetfulness can be an asset: from the words of Andrew Wiles
More on the essay “Two Types of Mind” by Friedrich Hayek
Freeman Dyson: Piaggio and school holidays
Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning by Pooja K. Agarwal and Patrice Bain
Techniques and programs discussed in the episode
The Forest App: Stay focused and plant real trees on Earth
Kumon: After School Math & Reading Programs
Credit to Jazmin Boisclair for this helpful resource page.