Jerry Schmidt

Educator. Mathematics and Professional Learning.

[Jerry Schmidt @learnersofmath]

I'm excited to be part of the small but mighty team bringing the Midwest's first researchED conference to St. Louis on September 26, 2026!

Check out the flyer below and consider joining us. See you there!

[researchED US @researchED_US]

You've got research-informed teaching guidance to share? Now's your chance!

Apply to speak at our St. Louis conference.

* Application Deadline: May 15.
* The Conference: September 26.

We're excited to learn from you...

[Jerry Schmidt @learnersofmath]

@XpatEducator Rosenshine. Thank you.

[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

🎁 FREE GIFT: FULL ROSENSHINE CPD PACK!

To celebrate 50 consecutive weeks of ⚗️DistillED, I’ve put together something quite cool…

Over the past year, Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction has been one of the most requested topics from teachers and school leaders. So I’ve put together a complete, ready-to-run CPD pack to help schools explore and implement all 10 principles.

The download includes:

→ 10 CPD PowerPoints (ready for 30–45 min sessions)
→ 10 strategy checklists (practical classroom actions)
→ 10 planning templates (put principles into action )
→ Covers all 10 of Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction

Everything you need to run ten focused CPD sessions — one for each principle.

👉 REPOST and comment ROSENSHINE and I’ll DM you the link. Cheers!

⏰ Available until Sunday 22 March!

[Jerry Schmidt @learnersofmath]

@SoLInTheWild @Doug_Lemov Wonderful book. I’ll join the club and read it again.

[Carl Hendrick @C_Hendrick]

When students can’t find the "main idea", the problem is almost never a missing strategy.

[Jerry Schmidt @learnersofmath]

@Doug_Lemov @SoLInTheWild “What feels intuitively right is often exactly and spectacularly wrong” is the perfect phrase to sum up our general ineffectiveness in education. Hope to see you all in researchEd STL in Sept. 2026.

[Karen Vaites @karenvaites]

‘Although ed-tech companies tout huge learning gains, independent research has made clear that technology rarely boosts learning in schools—and often impairs it.

A 2024 meta-analysis of 119 studies of early-literacy tech interventions, led by Rebecca Silverman of Stanford University, found the studies described programmes that delivered at best only marginal gains on standardised tests. The majority had little effect, no effect or harmful ones. Jared Horvath, a neuroscientist and author of a book called “The Digital Delusion”, has reviewed meta-analyses covering tens of thousands of studies. His verdict: “In nearly every context, ed tech doesn’t come close to the minimum threshold for meaningful learning impact.”’

[Jerry Schmidt @learnersofmath]

“Constructivism constructs nothing for those who arrive without materials.”

[Carl Hendrick @C_Hendrick]

Discovery learning works well for students who least need it. link in reply ⬇️

[Jerry Schmidt @learnersofmath]

@VinceBoley Most definitely. Currently listening to the audiobook on commute to and from school, but I keep having to pull over, pause it, and take notes.

[Jerry Schmidt @learnersofmath]

@PatriceBain1 @SoLInTheWild Looking forward to meeting you, Brett! Really enjoy @SoLInTheWild

[Jerry Schmidt @learnersofmath]

@PatriceBain1 @researchEDBrum What a lineup!

[Meg Lee @MegVertebrae]

Great coverage of an important topic…. But they missed the fact that Maryland is the first state in the US to make foundational learning science knowledge a requirement for teachers — by law — by June 30, 2026. Maryland districts are moving!

[Carl Hendrick @C_Hendrick]

Expertise isn't about having more working memory, it's about needing less of it. Experts automate many components in long-term memory and can recognise meaningful patterns instantly, bypassing the need to process individual elements. ⬇️ 🧵

[Dr. Cindy Nebel @PsyDocCindy]

NEW POST: The Science of Motivation

https://t.co/Z6rpWCk3FX

[Jerry Schmidt @learnersofmath]

@AnjanetteMcNee2 @MrZachG Did you use a specific protocol for rehearsal?

[Jerry Schmidt @learnersofmath]

@C_Hendrick @DTWillingham That’s well said.

[Jerry Schmidt @learnersofmath]

@C_Hendrick Incredibly surprising. Could the issue be how loosely we use the phrase “prior knowledge” and do we mean exposure to or developed schema in?

[Jerry Schmidt @learnersofmath]

I am thrilled to be a part of this team of educators committed to bridging the gap between research and practice in education. #rEDStL
@researchED_US

[Dr. Cindy Nebel @PsyDocCindy]

Meet the planning committee for #rEDStL It’s happening! Block your calendars: 092626 @researchED_US