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Dec 17, 2024

What is a skill?

At Lectica, we think of a skill as “anything that develops through practice.”

What is a skill?

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May 19, 2019

Mindset, emotion, & learning

There are at least three distinct ways of thinking about mindset. All are bound up with emotion, and each has its own implications.

Mindset, emotion, & learning

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Nov 16, 2022

Future learning design podcast with Tim Logan

A conversation about metrics, mental health, robust development, and virtuous cycles of learning.

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Feb 11, 2023

Ethical recruiting—right person, right role

When we put the right people in the right roles, we’re not only doing right by the employer, we’re doing right by the applicants.

Ethical recruiting—right person, right role

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Aug 15, 2022

Are Lectical Assessments fair?

We design Lectical Assessments to eliminate cultural, ethnic/racial, and sexual bias. It’s working.

Are Lectical Assessments fair?

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Jun 19

What unrealistic standards and high-stakes tests do to children’s minds

It started in the USA in 2001, with a federal law called No Child Left Behind (NCLB). This law mandated higher academic standards and…

What unrealistic standards and high-stakes tests do to children’s minds

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Jun 7

The shape(s) of development

There are many shapes of development. Some of them have profound implications.

The shape(s) of development

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Jun 1

MindLog’s teacher dashboard demo is up and running!

We’re keen on transforming “learning for correctness” to “learning for development.”

MindLog’s teacher dashboard demo is up and running!

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May 20

Learning that matters

A discussion with Zak Stein and the podcaster Nate Hagens regarding education and the future of humanity. Not a small thing.

Learning that matters

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Apr 22

High-stakes testing is bad for learners. What about measuring mental development?

Educational measurement should be respectful of individual humans, human differences, human culture, and humanness itself.

High-stakes testing is bad for learners. What about measuring mental development?

Theo Dawson

Theo Dawson

Award-winning educator, scholar, & consultant, Dr. Theo Dawson, discusses a wide range of topics related to learning and development.

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