Being the UK school holidays some of my sources of juicy edu tidbits have gone into hibernation. We're a short but sweet TOT this week.

T1 is a thought provoking article and podcast on the limitations of books as a learning resource.

T2 introduces an interesting concept, the ‘knowledge threshold' for reading comprehension!

T3 is a great chat with Dan Pink. I was particularly interested to hear how his thoughts on motivation have changed since he wrote ‘Drive'.

T4 on attention, worth your attention.

T5 a misconception addressing strategy I hadn't come across before.

T6 some good apps for teaching maths.

Enjoy : )

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Why Books Don't Work, via @andy_matuschak and @econtalker

How much knowledge is required for reading comprehension? via @rpondiscio

Dan Pink on Motivation and Timing on @danhaesler's ‘Habits of Leadership' podcast

The role of attention in our high-tech society, via @Doug_Lemov

Using ‘refutation texts' to help students address their misconceptions, via @BenRogersEdu

Great maths apps for kids, via @mathsjem

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