AERA TEPSig (Teaching Educational Psychology SIG)

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14 July

🚨 Reminder: AERA 2027 proposals are due July 24! ➡️ Submit to the Teaching Educational Psychology SIG (TEP SIG) with papers, posters, roundtables, or symposia on the teaching of educational psychology! Info: www.aera.net/SIG128/Teach... Contact: r.robinson@unf.edu #AERA2027 #TEPSIG #EdPsych

🍎 Tuesday Teaching Tip (T3): Equity-minded mentors make expectations visible, recognize students' strengths, share access to opportunities, and examine how power and institutional barriers shape mentoring. Ask not only how students should adapt, but what mentors and institutions must change.

doi.orgHigher Education Administration for Social Justice and Equity | CriticHigher Education Administration for Social Justice and Equity empowers all administrators in higher education to engage in their work—to make decisions, hire,

Read: Griffin, K. A. (2020) Rethinking mentoring: Integrating equity-minded practice in promoting access to & outcomes of developmental relationships. In A. Kezar & J. Posselt. Higher education administration for social justice and equity: Critical perspectives for leadership doi.org/10.4324/9780...

Follow us for more Tuesday Teaching Tips (T3) or DM us to submit your own! Each T3 has: 1. A definition of your teaching tip 2. Some concrete, readily implementable applications 3. A link to an article for deeper learning

🍎 Tuesday Teaching Tip (T3): Use argumentation to deepen thinking: Give students a complex question, examine the evidence and assumptions behind different positions, then ask them to build a stronger conclusion from what they heard. Discussion becomes a tool for reasoning—not just defending a side.

doi.org Bridging dialogic pedagogy and argumentation theory through critical questions | Dialogic Pedagogy: A Journal for Studies of Dialogic Education

Nussbaum, E. M., Dove, I. J., & Putney, L. G. (2023). Bridging dialogic pedagogy and argumentation theory through critical questions. Dialogic Pedagogy: A Journal for Studies of Dialogic Education, 11(3), A7–A25. doi.org/10.5195/dpj....

doi.orgCritical integrative argumentation: Toward complexity in students’ thinkingCollaborative argumentation in education, where students work together to construct and critique arguments, is an important social practice in many disciplines and can also develop conceptual under...

Read more about this tip: Nussbaum, E. M. (2021). Critical integrative argumentation: Toward complexity in students’ thinking. Educational Psychologist, 56(1), 1–17. doi.org/10.1080/0046...

🍎 Tuesday Teaching Tip (T3): Try AI live in class: Let students think first, ask AI together, then examine its response. What works? What needs more evidence? What would you change? Revise the prompt and try again. One AI interaction can deepen both course content and thoughtful AI use.

Oates, A., & Johnson, D. (2025). ChatGPT in the classroom: Evaluating its role in fostering critical evaluation skills. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 35, 1793–1824. doi.org/10.1007/s405...

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academy.claude.comAI Fluency: Framework and foundations · Claude AcademyLearn to collaborate with AI effectively, efficiently, ethically, and safely using the 4D framework: Delegation, Description, Discernment, and Diligence.

Read more about this tip: Anthropic. AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations. Claude Academy. academy.claude.com/courses/ai-f...

🍎 Tuesday (Wednesday?) Teaching Tip! Want to renew your teaching motivation? Ask what could use a boost: confidence that you can succeed, the value in the work, or the time and energy it requires. Then make one small adjustment. Strengthening one part of motivation can help restore momentum.

See also: Osman, D. J., & Warner, J. R. (2020). Measuring teacher motivation: The missing link between professional development and practice. Teaching and Teacher Education, 92, 103064. doi.org/10.1016/j.ta...

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doi.orgTeachers’ Perceptions of Cost: Associations among Job Satisfaction, Attrition Intentions, and ChallengesResearch examining students’ perceptions of cost (i.e., what one must give up in order to complete a particular task), has been growing over the past decade; however, almost no research has examine...

📖 To learn more about this tip: Beymer, P. N., Ponnock, A. R., & Rosenzweig, E. Q. (2023). Teachers’ perceptions of cost: Associations among job satisfaction, attrition intentions, and challenges. The Journal of Experimental Education, 91(3), 517–538. doi.org/10.1080/0022...

15 Sept

We are SO back! 🍎 Tuesday Teaching Tip: Use wise feedback: Communicate the high standard, explain where the work needs improvement, and affirm that the student can meet that standard. Add specific next steps and an opportunity to revise so feedback becomes a pathway forward.

15 Sept

📖 To learn more about this tip: Yeager, D. S. et al. (2014). Breaking the cycle of mistrust: Wise interventions to provide critical feedback across the racial divide. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 143(2), 804-824. doi.org/10.1037/a003...

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14 Apr

Really excited session! We hope you will join us!

Yin Chen, PhD@yinchen.bsky.social

Join us on May 1st at 2pm ET to hear from educators about how they have approached DEI topics in the current U.S. sociopolitical climate! This is part of a webinar series by APA Div 15’s Social Justice and Equity in Education Committee & @aeratepsig.bsky.social! ➡️ tinyurl.com/SJEEWebinarM...

31 Mar

🍎 Tuesday Teaching Tip (T3): Raising awe seekers: Awe expands attention, increases curiosity, & makes learners more open to new ideas. Invite “whoa” moments, encourage big questions, and let students share what amazed them. When awe is nurtured, learning becomes deeper, more meaningful, & joyful.

uuabookstore.orgRaising Awe-SeekersA truly inspiring book for parents and caregivers, and for the kid inside us all.What if helping boost kids’ mental and emotional well-being, strengthen their social ties, and support their curiosity ...

31 Mar

To learn more about this tip: Kris, D. F. (2025). Raising awe-seekers: How the science of wonder helps our kids thrive. Free Spirit Publishing. uuabookstore.org/products/rai... Kris, D. F. (2025, Feb 3). How experiencing wonder helps kids learn. KQED MindShift. www.kqed.org/mindshift/65...

31 Mar

Here is your one-stop shop for all TEP SIG-sponsored events at #AERA2026! We are so looking forward to sunny Los Angeles, and hope to see you there!🌞

🍎 Tuesday Teaching Tip (T3): Self-affirmation works: When students quietly affirm to themselves what matters most—who they are and what they value—they feel more grounded and confident, specially before stressful work. A short writing prompt can strengthen focus and resilience.

To learn more: Escobar-Soler, C., Berrios, R., Peñaloza-Díaz, G., Melis-Rivera, C., Caqueo-Urízar, A., Ponce-Correa, F., & Flores, J. (2024). Effectiveness of self-affirmation interventions in educational settings: A meta-analysis. Healthcare, 12(1), Article 3. doi.org/10.3390/heal...

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🍎 Teaching Tip Tuesday (T3) Get inspired by how people learn around the world—through forest schools in Finland, structured debate in Tibetan monasteries, and apprenticeship in craft communities. Try outdoor lessons, student-led questioning, or learning-by-doing to enrich everyday teaching.

atlasobscura.comWorkshopsLearn more about “Workshops” on Atlas Obscura.

Workshops from around the world to promote interest, curiosity, and engagement in learning: www.atlasobscura.com/categories/w...

theguardian.comHow a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s healthIn Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing

How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children's health in Finland!: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

youtube.comMonks Debate Buddhist Philosophy in TibetYouTube video by Barbara Weibel

A video on how Monks Debate Buddhist Philosophy in Tibet: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm6W...

This tip draws on international examples of learning through nature, dialogue, apprenticeship, and storytelling described in global education research and practitioner accounts. This edition brings links to the press, instead of academic articles:

10 Mar

🍎 Tuesday Teaching Tip (T3) No more boring classes! Support autonomy, connect learning to purpose, and balance challenge with support. Offer meaningful choices, vary activities, and invite student voice. When students feel agency and relevance, boredom gives way to engagement.

doi.orgFrontiers | Curbing boredom in online teaching: Effects of an autonomy-oriented intervention with EAP studentsDespite the growing body of research on boredom and its causes in face-to-face classes, little is known about how pedagogical interventions can mitigate this...

10 Mar

To learn more about this tip: Rezaee, A. A., & Seyri, H. (2022). Curbing boredom in online teaching: Effects of an autonomy-oriented intervention. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, Article 1060424. doi.org/10.3389/fpsy...

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🍎 Tuesday Teaching Tip (T3) Creativity through questions: Learning deepens when students generate their own questions. Make space for wondering, highlight explanation-seeking questions, and treat questions as tools for thinking, not interruptions.

doi.orgStudents' questions: a potential resource for teaching and learning scienceStudents' questions play an important role in meaningful learning and scientific inquiry. They are a potential resource for both teaching and learning science. Despite the capacity of students' qu...

3 Mar

To learn more about this tip: Chin, C., & Osborne, J. (2008). Students’ questions: A potential resource for teaching and learning science. Studies in Science Education, 44(1), 1–39. doi.org/10.1080/0305...

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24 Feb

🍎 Tuesday Teaching Tip (T3) Feedback literacy in action: Go beyond giving feedback and teach students how to use it. Build judgment with examples, normalize emotional reactions, and ask students to name one next step. Learning improves when feedback guides future action.

doi.orgThe development of student feedback literacy: enabling uptake of feedbackStudent feedback literacy denotes the understandings, capacities and dispositions needed to make sense of information and use it to enhance work or learning strategies. In this conceptual paper, st...

24 Feb

To learn more about this tip: Carless, D., & Boud, D. (2018). The development of student feedback literacy: Enabling uptake of feedback. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 43(8), 1315–1325. doi.org/10.1080/0260...

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17 Feb

🍎 Tuesday Teaching Tip (T3) Teaching for transfer: Transfer is when students apply learning beyond a single task or context. Support it by building clear mental models, varying practice, and asking “Where else might this apply?” Small prompts help students see knowledge as flexible and reusable.

doi.orgTeaching for transfer of learning in health professions education: AMEE Guide No. 176Transfer of learning occurs when past learning is applied to new situations, and also at a varying time from the initial time of learning. Importantly, research in both academic and clinical areas ...

17 Feb

To learn more about this tip: Cecilio-Fernandes, D., Sandars, J., Gianotto-Oliveira, R., & Steenhof, N. (2025). Teaching for transfer of learning in health professions education: AMEE Guide No. 176. Medical Teacher, 47(8), 1243–1251. doi.org/10.1080/0142...

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10 Feb

🍎 Tuesday Teaching Tip (T3): Metacognition in action Help students think about their thinking. Ask before: “How will you approach this?” During: “What’s making sense right now?” After: “What will you try differently next time?” These simple prompts build stronger, more independent learners.

doi.orgPromoting Student Metacognition | CBE—Life Sciences Education

10 Feb

To learn more about this tip: Tanner, K. D. (2012). Promoting student metacognition. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 11(2), 113–120. doi.org/10.1187/cbe....