I was recently featured in an insightful piece by Greg Toppo, a seasoned education journalist whose work connects classroom practice with broader shifts in education policy. When Zach Groshell zoomed in as a guest on a longstanding British education podcast last March, a co-host began the interview by telling listeners he was “very well-known over in the … Continue reading Why British Teachers Know Cognitive Load Theory – and American Ones Don’t
I was recently featured in an insightful piece by Greg Toppo, a seasoned education journalist whose work connects classroom practice with broader shifts in education policy.
When Zach Groshell zoomed in as a guest on a longstanding British education podcast last March, a co-host began the interview by telling listeners he was “very well-known over in the U.S.”
Groshell, a former Seattle-area fourth-grade teacher, had to laugh: “Nobody knows me here in the U.S.,” he said in an interview.
But in Britain, lots of teachers know his name. An in-demand speaker at education conferences, he flies to London “as frequently as I can” to discuss Just Tell Them, his 2024 book on explicit instruction. Over the past year…. Continued below!
