How Learning Happens: Principles Every Teacher Should Know with Carl Hendrick

Episode 242 In this episode, Carl Hendrick emphasizes the critical role of timely feedback in the educational process, highlighting how immediate responses to misconceptions can significantly enhance student learning. He discusses the challenges teachers face in providing effective feedback and the importance of checking for understanding, interleaving, and retrieval practice to ensure that students grasp the material being taught. Check out this resource we made just for you to accompany the content in this episode! Evidence-Based Practices to Make Learning Stick One-Pager Key Takeaways Timely feedback is crucial for effective learning. The closer the feedback loop, the more powerful the learning. Checking for understanding can significantly improve teaching effectiveness. Understanding checks guide instructional decisions. If you’re enjoying Melissa & Lori Love Literacy , bring us to your school or event. We offer keynotes, presentations, and live podcast-style sessions focused on practical, science of reading–aligned strategies aligned to our podcast and book, The Literacy 50 . Email LiteracyPodcast@greatminds.org to learn more. Get free resources and updates at literacypodcast.com .

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How Learning Happens: Principles Every Teacher Should Know with Carl Hendrick is an episode from Melissa and Lori Love Literacy by Supported by Great Minds .

This episode is 58:37 long.

This episode was published on Jan 2, 2026.

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