Retrieval Practice
Retrieval practice is one of the most proven ways to strengthen memory. This strand curates trusted research and resources showing how simple recall activities - like low-stakes quizzes or quick write-downs - help students remember more, for longer. Small shifts can turn forgetting into lasting understanding.
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How it Works
Each Mastery™ module is designed to help you turn research-based practices into daily teaching habits. You’ll move through the module in a simple, intentional flow that keeps learning connected to action.
Each Mastery™ module is designed to help you turn research-based practices into daily teaching habits. You’ll move through the module in a simple, intentional flow that keeps learning connected to action.
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Overview & Why It Matters for Teachers
Retrieval practice shows how learning is strengthened by recall, not just review. Understanding this principle helps teachers design lessons that move beyond exposure or reteaching, giving students the practice they need to retain knowledge and build confidence over time.
Retrieval practice shows how learning is strengthened by recall, not just review. Understanding this principle helps teachers design lessons that move beyond exposure or reteaching, giving students the practice they need to retain knowledge and build confidence over time.
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Problems of Practice, Connection to Retrieval Practive, & Reflection Prompts
When students forget content from yesterday, freeze on tests, or rely too much on notes, retrieval practice offers a practical way forward. These prompts connect everyday challenges to how memory works and guide reflection on how small tweaks can shift outcomes.
When students forget content from yesterday, freeze on tests, or rely too much on notes, retrieval practice offers a practical way forward. These prompts connect everyday challenges to how memory works and guide reflection on how small tweaks can shift outcomes.
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Episode 2: The Retrieval Pivot
At Jefferson High, Mr. Lopez can’t figure out why his students ace classwork but stumble on tests. The answer? They’re reviewing, not recalling. In this episode, he learns how retrieval practice helps students pull knowledge from memory so it sticks, and he discovers how to weave it into everyday lessons without adding more work.
At Jefferson High, Mr. Lopez can’t figure out why his students ace classwork but stumble on tests. The answer? They’re reviewing, not recalling. In this episode, he learns how retrieval practice helps students pull knowledge from memory so it sticks, and he discovers how to weave it into everyday lessons without adding more work.
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Learning Playlist™
This collection of articles, podcasts, videos, books, and guides introduces you to the core ideas of retrieval practice. Inside, you’ll find both evidence and practical strategies, making it easier to connect what you learn to your own classroom routines.
This collection of articles, podcasts, videos, books, and guides introduces you to the core ideas of retrieval practice. Inside, you’ll find both evidence and practical strategies, making it easier to connect what you learn to your own classroom routines.
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"The resources in this bundle gave me a clear understanding of why retrieval matters. I feel more confident designing lessons because I know my students are truly practicing remembering, not just re-reading."
- Mr. V, 3rd grade ELA
STORIES FROM TEACHERS ON THE PATH TO MASTERY…
"I appreciated that the bundle was a starting point, not a full-on training. It gave me the basics in a way I could actually digest and the freedom to go deeper at my own pace."
- Mrs. S, 9th grade Biology