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Two free newsletters from me — research-informed insights for the classroom and longer-form thinking on teaching, learning, and AI.
I write two newsletters that I hope you’ll find useful. They cover different ground but complement each other — one bite-sized and focused on classroom practice, the other longer-form and more reflective. Both are free, and you can subscribe to either or both below.
📚 Every Monday
Tips for Teachers
Each Monday I break down a research paper and explain what it means for teachers in the classroom. Practical, evidence-informed, and designed to be read with your morning coffee.
Latest Posts
- Research Bite #83: Classroom disruptions: Impact on teachers’ gaze patterns
by Craig Barton on November 2, 2026 at 7:02 amSylvia Gabel et al.
- Research Bite #82: Debunking the Learning Styles Neuromyth: No Effects of Learning Styles on Recognition Accuracy in Primary Education Studentsby Craig Barton on October 26, 2026 at 7:00 am
Marietta Papadatou-Pastou, Anna K. Touloumakos & Efthalia Theotokatou
- Research Bite #81: Too High? Teacher Expectations and their (Curvi)linear Associations with Students’ School Engagement, Academic Achievement, and School Performance Pressure
by Craig Barton on October 19, 2026 at 6:02 amLisette Hornstra, Astrid M.G. Poorthuis, Iris Boer & Jonne Bloem
- Research Bite #80: Understanding Verbal Probability Expressions: How Secondary School Students Interpret Probability Languageby Craig Barton on October 12, 2026 at 6:02 am
Ran Peleg, Rosalyn Hyde & Christian Bokhove
- Correct link to the dual coding paper
by Craig Barton on October 5, 2026 at 8:01 amThank you to the 137 readers who got in touch to say that today’s research bite, instead of linking to a paper on dual coding, linked to a paper on […]
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🤖 Longer-form essays
Eedi Newsletter
Longer-form ideas about teaching, learning, and AI. The kind of writing where I take time to think things through properly — and hopefully bring you along with me.
Latest Posts
- 3-Read Friday #129
by Craig Barton on October 30, 2026 at 7:01 amProductive effort, whole-school instructional models, and grading policies
- 3-Read Friday #128by Craig Barton on October 23, 2026 at 6:00 am
Teacher training, the limits of coaching, and atomising subtraction
- Can AI design an optimal retrieval schedule?
by Craig Barton on October 20, 2026 at 6:01 amSpoiler alert: I think it can.
- 3-Read Friday #127by Craig Barton on October 16, 2026 at 6:02 am
Cognitive hot dogs, curious brains, and atomising fractions
- Can AI finally create intelligently varied practice?
by Craig Barton on October 13, 2026 at 6:03 amSpoiler alert: I think it can
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