academics

Looking ahead to the next act

What will the US do for children and youth (and their families) in the next 10 years?

Nov 5 • John Wills Lloyd

Sold a Story 2: We have success in Houston

What happened when a school used Direct Instruction to teach effectively?

Oct 29 • John Wills Lloyd

Sold a Story 2 opens

Who wants to skip the launch of this new series of podcasts?

Oct 15 • John Wills Lloyd

The educational research evidence we need—No. 0

Here begins a series of posts about thinking about research in education

Oct 6 • John Wills Lloyd

Teaching: The OTTER approach #0

Sep 29 • John Wills Lloyd

Increasing writing output for German students

Does a package of reinforcement improve students’ written production?

Sep 15 • John Wills Lloyd

Detailed US achievement data available

What results might one be able to find in the latest iteration of the EDC State Assessment Data?

Jun 4 • John Wills Lloyd

P. Coyne examined DI implementations in the real world

What can we learn from the experiences of actual schools using Direct Instruction approaches?

Apr 21 • John Wills Lloyd

Worshiping false goddesses

What sage directions can we find in others' recent posts?

Dec 3, 2025 • John Wills Lloyd

The B-E preschool study

Anyone remember the 60s?

Sep 28, 2025 • John Wills Lloyd

Important aspects of instructional design

What can we learn from a psychologist about teaching?

Sep 25, 2025 • John Wills Lloyd

Increasing active responding by polling

Could phones in schools actually be useful?

Sep 19, 2025 • John Wills Lloyd

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