If you haven’t heard of the book Harnessing the Science of Learning: Success Stories to Help Kickstart Your School Improvement … where you been? I was honored to contribute two chapters to Nathaniel Swain’s latest book—a resource that bridges the gap between cognitive science and real-world classroom practice. My chapters focused on cognitive load theory…

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03.09.2025

S5E01: Greg Ashman on Explicit Teaching and Inquiry Learning – Education Rickshaw

Welcome to Season 5 of Progressively Incorrect! In this special premiere episode, I’m joined by Greg Ashman, a leading advocate for explicit instruction and one of the most important voices in education today. We begin by analyzing a new video from Jo Boaler, where she casts “step-by-step instruction” as the villain in favor of an…

Education Rickshaw | International Education Blog

07.09.2025

The Truth About Lesson Planning – Education Rickshaw

The first truth about lesson planning is a paradox: In a perfect world, it wouldn’t even exist. Designing curriculum and instruction is its own science, and a difficult one at that. When well-designed programs (e.g., Direct Instruction) are in place, the heavy lifting of content analysis, sequencing and integrating of concepts, and field-testing of lessons…

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13.09.2025

Big DI and little di – Education Rickshaw

When I talk about Direct and Explicit Instruction, I try to emphasize an important distinction. Big DI refers to Direct Instruction (capital D, capital I): the Engelmann-designed, scripted, highly validated programs with decades of research behind them. These programs are precise, carefully field-tested, and engineered so that success is the default outcome. Big DI is…

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