A Quick Guide To Making Your Teaching Stick- K-5 -workshop Help Desk- By Schwartz- Shanna Published By Firsthand -2008- Jun 2026

format makes it a portable resource for teachers to reference quickly during the school day.

The book’s longevity stems from its foundation in cognitive science: Schwartz wrote for the workshop classroom, but her advice applies to any setting—including intervention groups, homeschool co-ops, and tutoring. format makes it a portable resource for teachers

The forgetting curve was first described by Hermann Ebbinghaus, a German psychologist who studied memory in the late 19th century. Ebbinghaus found that when we learn new information, our brains initially retain it well, but over time, we tend to forget a significant portion of it. This forgetting curve is especially steep in the first few hours and days after learning. our brains initially retain it well

Schwartz opens by distinguishing between two types of learning: but over time