ALT Did You Know? A recent look at 183 studies conducted over 6 decades revealed that learning through multiple modalities has a big impact on retention. “As a rule of thumb,” concluded the researchers, “the more modalities implicated, the better memory will be.” Keep integrating movement, drawing, dancing, and music in your classrooms! Source: Roberts, MacLeod, & Fernandes, 2022

ALT What Works For Me! “Two years ago, I was saying ‘Do you have any questions?’ Last year, I switched to ‘What questions do you have?’ It made a difference. Today, I tried ‘Ask me two questions.’ And they did! And those questions led to more questions. It amazes me that the littlest things have such a big impact!” —André Sasser, Math Teacher

ALT 2024 in Review, From Your Point of View, surrounded by illustrations representing different parts of the article. They include a backpack wrapped in yellow "Fragile" tape, a teacher standing over a student who's laying their head down on their desk, a basketball wrapped in vines and flowers, and a person carrying a huge bookmark.