Blake Harbord

Blake Harvard, an AP psychology teacher with nearly two decades of experience, discusses insights from his book, Do I Have Your Attention?. He delves into memory constraints and effective teaching strategies like retrieval practice and spaced practice. Blake emphasizes the importance of high expectations for students and teaches them about their own learning processes. He introduces the innovative Brain Book Buddy technique, promoting peer discussion as a method for deeper understanding. Lastly, he encourages normalizing forgetting to foster a growth mindset.