● Biology Teacher (11–18) ● Author of Teaching Meaning, Difference Maker, and Biology Made Real ● Drawing on enactive cognitive science for teaching Blog: https://christianmooreanderson.com/https://bsky.app/profile/cmooreanderson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmooreanderson.bsky.social/post/3mloaecbkas26It's time read deeper: The concerns I have about Geary's distinction are: ① It appears to be an explanatory principle; something that sits in place of an actual explanation. ② It appears to be based on the old nature versus nurture dichotomy, rather than developmental biology. #hpBio12 May 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:elo74afipukq4dfvpmjpbq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloaecbkas26https://bsky.app/profile/cmooreanderson.bsky.social/post/3mllnhd43xc2iFrom last week: An important post for our times in which transmission and retrieval have over-dominated the discourse. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:elo74afipukq4dfvpmjpbq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllnhd43xc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cmooreanderson.bsky.social/post/3mllnhd43xc2iFrom last week: An important post for our times in which transmission and retrieval have over-dominated the discourse. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:elo74afipukq4dfvpmjpbq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllnhd43xc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cmooreanderson.bsky.social/post/3mlifhbpzis25This was such a fascinating episode with lots of things that biology teachers can pull from: The Voracious Ctenophore and the Silent Sea (with Brad Gemmell) https://www.bigbiology.org/episodes/2026/4/23/ep-148-the-voracious-ctenophore-and-the-silent-sea-with-brad-gemmell10 May 2026 08:59 +0000at://did:plc:elo74afipukq4dfvpmjpbq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlifhbpzis25https://bsky.app/profile/cmooreanderson.bsky.social/post/3mliawgmrqs2hBest seller over in the USA? ● Teaching Meaning: What Works When Telling Isn't Enough10 May 2026 07:38 +0000at://did:plc:elo74afipukq4dfvpmjpbq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mliawgmrqs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmooreanderson.bsky.social/post/3mlfnooraks2sMy post from this week: ● Information theory and why explaining clearly isn't enough https://christianmooreanderson.com/the-transmission-trap-what-information-theory-tells-us-about-teaching/ #EduSky #UKEd09 May 2026 06:49 +0000at://did:plc:elo74afipukq4dfvpmjpbq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlfnooraks2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cmooreanderson.bsky.social/post/3mlfnooraks2sMy post from this week: ● Information theory and why explaining clearly isn't enough https://christianmooreanderson.com/the-transmission-trap-what-information-theory-tells-us-about-teaching/ #EduSky #UKEd09 May 2026 06:49 +0000at://did:plc:elo74afipukq4dfvpmjpbq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlfnooraks2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cmooreanderson.bsky.social/post/3mldsp2xhik2lI think the thoughts behind this trend is explained partly by my new post: "Information theory and why "clearly explaining" isn't enough" https://christianmooreanderson.com/the-transmission-trap-what-information-theory-tells-us-about-teaching/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:elo74afipukq4dfvpmjpbq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldsp2xhik2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmooreanderson.bsky.social/post/3mlahzscphc2wThe paperback has finally been published! If Cognitive Load Theory tells us how to avoid overwhelming students, what comes next? Perfectly clear explanations don't guarantee deep understanding. Teaching Meaning, explores what works when telling isn't enough. https://mybook.to/teachingmeaning/opt/1?iguid=97Y0XEg6w0C8-gxcTWcBtg07 May 2026 05:24 +0000at://did:plc:elo74afipukq4dfvpmjpbq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlahzscphc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/cmooreanderson.bsky.social/post/3mlahzscphc2wThe paperback has finally been published! If Cognitive Load Theory tells us how to avoid overwhelming students, what comes next? Perfectly clear explanations don't guarantee deep understanding. Teaching Meaning, explores what works when telling isn't enough. https://mybook.to/teachingmeaning/opt/1?iguid=97Y0XEg6w0C8-gxcTWcBtg07 May 2026 05:24 +0000at://did:plc:elo74afipukq4dfvpmjpbq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlahzscphc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/cmooreanderson.bsky.social/post/3ml72mbhibk2yNew Post: ● The Transmission Trap: What information theory tells us about teaching Shannon's information theory was groundbreaking. As a fundamental theory of communication, it can also tell us something crucial about teaching. #EduSky #UKEd https://christianmooreanderson.com/the-transmission-trap-what-information-theory-tells-us-about-teaching/06 May 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:elo74afipukq4dfvpmjpbq7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml72mbhibk2y