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April 08, 2025

My NEW book, a fundraiser, and a Zoom party!

April 08, 2025/ Pooja K. Agarwal
My NEW book, a fundraiser, and a Zoom party!

Read my new book, Smart Teaching Stronger Learning. Whether you teach K–12 students or graduate students, or you’re new to teaching or a long-time educator: If you want to improve student learning, this book is for you.

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September 19, 2024

Let’s play Powerful Teaching Bingo!

September 19, 2024/ Pooja K. Agarwal
Let’s play Powerful Teaching Bingo!

Celebrate the 5-year anniversary of Powerful Teaching and play Powerful Teaching Bingo! Watch a never-before-seen bloopers video from the book launch and learn more about powerful professional development.

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August 28, 2023

Start these 3 classroom habits ASAP!

August 28, 2023/ Pooja K. Agarwal
Start these 3 classroom habits ASAP!

Here are 3 learning habits to establish in your classroom ASAP and tons of retrieval practice activities you should incorporate right now. Don’t wait until later in the semester — students already have a lot to remember and retrieve.

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July 18, 2023

Here are five reading challenges to learn about learning

July 18, 2023/ Pooja K. Agarwal
Here are five reading challenges to learn about learning

While you’re getting some much-deserved rest and relaxation this summer, here are five reading challenges to learn about the science of learning. Read a book, a free download, recommended research articles, or all 100+ resources at retrievalpractice.org!

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May 16, 2023

Leave One Add One: An engaging class activity for retrieval practice

May 16, 2023/ Pooja K. Agarwal
Leave One Add One: An engaging class activity for retrieval practice

I want to share one of my favorite activities for retrieval practice: I call it Leave One, Add One. Use this engaging 30-minute activity with Google Slides in your classroom and boost your students’ long-term learning.

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May 16, 2023/ Pooja K. Agarwal/ 4 Comments
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October 04, 2022

Here are 3 quick retrieval practice activities for your classroom

October 04, 2022/ Pooja K. Agarwal
Here are 3 quick retrieval practice activities for your classroom

Check out our list of upcoming in-person and virtual events, promote diversity with our featured scientists for a workshop or interview, and read our retrieval practice activities that take one minute or less.

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