Carl Hendrick
@carlhendrick.substack.com
Dad | Professor of applied sciences @AcademicaUoAS | Dubliner | PhD @KingsCollegeLon | Keats devotee | persecuted by an integer
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Carl Hendrick
@carlhendrick.substack.com
· Dec 11
Retrieval practice is a powerful tool but it's often used in ways that are not supported by the evidence. Here are five principles to think about when trying to avoid lethal mutations and apply it more effectively. open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...
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Are natural learning environments really the best way learn? New post on Herbert Simon and why effective instructional design needs to be artificial. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/in-praise-...
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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Are natural learning environments really the best way learn? New post on Herbert Simon and why effective instructional design needs to be artificial. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/in-praise-...
January 17, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Are natural learning environments really the best way learn? New post on Herbert Simon and why effective instructional design needs to be artificial. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/in-praise-...
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Die Grundlage für die Diskussion um den Unterschied von Festigkeit, Verständnis und Transfer; Simon war eine meiner zentralen Anregungen, wenn’s darum ging, über Simulationen #Games zu schreiben / zu entwickeln. Oder um Lernfeld/Handlungsorientierung in beiden immanenten Grenzen aufzuzeigen. #BleuLz
Are natural learning environments really the best way learn? New post on Herbert Simon and why effective instructional design needs to be artificial. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/in-praise-...
January 17, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Die Grundlage für die Diskussion um den Unterschied von Festigkeit, Verständnis und Transfer; Simon war eine meiner zentralen Anregungen, wenn’s darum ging, über Simulationen #Games zu schreiben / zu entwickeln. Oder um Lernfeld/Handlungsorientierung in beiden immanenten Grenzen aufzuzeigen. #BleuLz
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Thanks to @clanavtra.bsky.social for hosting this webinar series with @carlhendrick.substack.com. Thoroughly enjoyed the first two sessions.
Thanks to Dr. Carl Hendrick for another fascinating webinar tonight on the Science of Learning. @carlhendrick.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Thanks to @clanavtra.bsky.social for hosting this webinar series with @carlhendrick.substack.com. Thoroughly enjoyed the first two sessions.
Are natural learning environments really the best way learn? New post on Herbert Simon and why effective instructional design needs to be artificial. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/in-praise-...
January 17, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Are natural learning environments really the best way learn? New post on Herbert Simon and why effective instructional design needs to be artificial. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/in-praise-...
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Thanks to Dr. Carl Hendrick for another fascinating webinar tonight on the Science of Learning. @carlhendrick.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Thanks to Dr. Carl Hendrick for another fascinating webinar tonight on the Science of Learning. @carlhendrick.substack.com
100 pages into 'Flesh' by David Szalay and finding it deeply annoying. Worth continuing?
January 11, 2026 at 9:38 PM
100 pages into 'Flesh' by David Szalay and finding it deeply annoying. Worth continuing?
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Reminds me of Francisco Varela's enactivist arguments back in 90s. Cognitivism strayed too far into deliberate reasoning and neglected "immediate coping", which is actually the vast majority of our cognition.
#EduSky #UKEd
#EduSky #UKEd
The Trouble with Thinking Fast and Slow: Why the standard dual process story undersells intuition carlhendrick.substack.com/p/rethinking...
Rethinking Fast and Slow
New evidence suggests the standard dual process story undersells intuition
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January 11, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Latest post on thinking, creativity and intuition:
The Trouble with Thinking Fast and Slow: Why the standard dual process story undersells intuition carlhendrick.substack.com/p/rethinking...
Rethinking Fast and Slow
New evidence suggests the standard dual process story undersells intuition
carlhendrick.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Latest post on thinking, creativity and intuition:
The Trouble with Thinking Fast and Slow: Why the standard dual process story undersells intuition carlhendrick.substack.com/p/rethinking...
Rethinking Fast and Slow
New evidence suggests the standard dual process story undersells intuition
carlhendrick.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:08 PM
The Trouble with Thinking Fast and Slow: Why the standard dual process story undersells intuition carlhendrick.substack.com/p/rethinking...
Despite daily use of high quality comprehension curricula across four leading US districts, two thirds of observed lessons facilitated only surface level understanding of texts rather than the robust comprehension these materials were designed to support. sri.com/publication/...
January 9, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Despite daily use of high quality comprehension curricula across four leading US districts, two thirds of observed lessons facilitated only surface level understanding of texts rather than the robust comprehension these materials were designed to support. sri.com/publication/...
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Sincere thanks Carl Hendrick for a hugely beneficial evening. We had attendees from Mexico, Cape Town, Brazil, New Zealand, Chicago, Canada, India, Poland, Switzerland! and of course Ireland😊All looking forward to part 2. @carlhendrick.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Sincere thanks Carl Hendrick for a hugely beneficial evening. We had attendees from Mexico, Cape Town, Brazil, New Zealand, Chicago, Canada, India, Poland, Switzerland! and of course Ireland😊All looking forward to part 2. @carlhendrick.substack.com
Who are we talking about?
January 7, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Who are we talking about?
Make United Great Again
January 5, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Make United Great Again
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ICYMI - Here's a link to my webinar for teachers focusing on Questioning in the classroom. Feel free to share with your colleagues & repost. I hope it's useful!
youtu.be/GRS09MgUbTs?...
youtu.be/GRS09MgUbTs?...
January 4, 2026 at 10:33 AM
ICYMI - Here's a link to my webinar for teachers focusing on Questioning in the classroom. Feel free to share with your colleagues & repost. I hope it's useful!
youtu.be/GRS09MgUbTs?...
youtu.be/GRS09MgUbTs?...
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Loved this interview with @carlhendrick.substack.com ! Thanks @learnwithmrlee.bsky.social !
www.learnwithlee.net/kft-carlhend...
#edusky #teachlearnsky
www.learnwithlee.net/kft-carlhend...
#edusky #teachlearnsky
S03E06 - Dr. Carl Hendrick on Five Things Every Teacher Should Do - Learning with Mr. Lee
In this episode, Brendan Lee speaks with Dr. Carl Hendrick, a leading voice in education and co-author of What Does It Look Like in the Classroom?, How Learning Happens, and How Teaching Happens. Carl...
www.learnwithlee.net
January 3, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Loved this interview with @carlhendrick.substack.com ! Thanks @learnwithmrlee.bsky.social !
www.learnwithlee.net/kft-carlhend...
#edusky #teachlearnsky
www.learnwithlee.net/kft-carlhend...
#edusky #teachlearnsky
Are funny teachers more effective?
This is an interesting study because most studies on this are correlational, this uses randomised controlled experiments.
This is an interesting study because most studies on this are correlational, this uses randomised controlled experiments.
January 4, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Are funny teachers more effective?
This is an interesting study because most studies on this are correlational, this uses randomised controlled experiments.
This is an interesting study because most studies on this are correlational, this uses randomised controlled experiments.
FIFA awarded him a peace prize 3 weeks ago
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
FIFA awarded him a peace prize 3 weeks ago
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Your tolerances not your values set your culture.
On norms, status and why what we permit matters more than what we proclaim 👇
open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...
On norms, status and why what we permit matters more than what we proclaim 👇
open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...
Culture eats values and vision statements for breakfast
Why culture is learned through imitation, tolerated behaviour and informal influence rather than assemblies, policies and good intentions
open.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Your tolerances not your values set your culture.
On norms, status and why what we permit matters more than what we proclaim 👇
open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...
On norms, status and why what we permit matters more than what we proclaim 👇
open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...
Every month I do a round-up of important studies to know in the science of learning. Sign up for regular updates: carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-monthl...
The Monthly Dispatch - What's New in Learning Science - January 2026
Why do students use study strategies they know don't work? Plus new studies on retrieval practice, pre-questions, adaptive learning, habit-driven studying, and classroom attention
carlhendrick.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Every month I do a round-up of important studies to know in the science of learning. Sign up for regular updates: carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-monthl...
Why do students keep using study strategies that don't work? (even when they know they don't.) A big takeaway from this study for me is the claim that if classrooms cue weak strategies, students will keep using them.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
January 2, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Why do students keep using study strategies that don't work? (even when they know they don't.) A big takeaway from this study for me is the claim that if classrooms cue weak strategies, students will keep using them.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Teachers/administrators: this is a great read about reading from @carlhendrick.substack.com
"Ultra-Processed Minds: The End of Deep Reading and What It Costs Us"
carlhendrick.substack.com/p/ultra-proc...
#AI #teachlearnsky #edusky
"Ultra-Processed Minds: The End of Deep Reading and What It Costs Us"
carlhendrick.substack.com/p/ultra-proc...
#AI #teachlearnsky #edusky
December 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Teachers/administrators: this is a great read about reading from @carlhendrick.substack.com
"Ultra-Processed Minds: The End of Deep Reading and What It Costs Us"
carlhendrick.substack.com/p/ultra-proc...
#AI #teachlearnsky #edusky
"Ultra-Processed Minds: The End of Deep Reading and What It Costs Us"
carlhendrick.substack.com/p/ultra-proc...
#AI #teachlearnsky #edusky
I started a Substack in February and have been surprised and humbled in equal measure at the response. Here are the most read posts this year. Thank you to everyone who has shown an interest. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-learni...
December 27, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I started a Substack in February and have been surprised and humbled in equal measure at the response. Here are the most read posts this year. Thank you to everyone who has shown an interest. carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-learni...
Deeply moved by this story. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Deeply moved by this story. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Feeling full to bursting, then someone cracks out the Lindor
December 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Feeling full to bursting, then someone cracks out the Lindor