Better decisions lead to better lives and a better society.
Our blog provides tips and resources to help students, teachers, and parents better understand how Decision Education can improve lives.
If you are interested in contributing, or have an idea or topic you want us to write about please reach out to us at Connect@AllianceforDecisionEducation.org.
April 26, 2022
We want to congratulate Larry Connor, founder and managing partner of The Connor Group, on a safe return from his 17-day, Axiom-1 space mission. Larry piloted the historic flight to the ISS, where he and three other crew members conducted pioneering... Read more
April 6, 2022
What is the impact, how can we help? Are children vulnerable to conspiracy theories? Prevailing thought is to not think about it, as we prefer to associate such flights of mental fancy with adults. Alarmingly, however, children are susceptible, according... Read more
March 30, 2022
At the Alliance, we passionately believe that every child should be given the gift of knowing how to make a good decision. “I want children to know that with every decision, they have agency. And I want them to seek out decisions as opportunities to... Read more
March 3, 2022
As a team, all of us at the Alliance read Superforecasting, the acclaimed book co-authored by our Advisory Council Member, Phil Tetlock, and and Dan Garnder. If you don’t know the premise, it is about ordinary people challenged with trying to forecast... Read more
February 2, 2022
The Alliance for Decision Education has added Nobel Prize Winner Richard Thaler to its growing list of distinguished leaders working to have decision-making skills taught to students K-12 in all U.S. schools. Thaler, the global best-selling author, and... Read more
November 17, 2021
In the spirit of the season, we are sharing our November newsletter with a warm thank you. As deeply as we understand the criticality of our mission, we also recognize that we cannot achieve it on our own. Ensuring that Decision Education is available to... Read more
November 10, 2021
Each say decision-making skills are fundamental and critically needed PHILADELPHIA, November 10, 2021 – The Alliance for Decision Education has added a retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral and a PayPal Executive to its list of distinguished Board members... Read more
October 12, 2021
As we dive headlong into a new school year, we wanted to share the following tips from our Decision Education Library. Our hope is that they help both students and teachers in the Alliance family reach – and exceed – personal goals for success.
August 16, 2021
New study confirms, again, that our students are not prepared. The data is all around us, and growing, seemingly, by the day. A dynamic workforce and world demand critical, analytical, and skilled decision-making abilities. Those with these skills... Read more
August 3, 2021
We are honored and humbled to announce the addition of two high-profile leaders, to our Board, expanding the Alliance’s already impressive list of supporters, advisors, and partners. John E. Pepper, retired President, CEO and Chairman of the Procter... Read more
May 10, 2021
When we brought Annie and Danny together recently for a talk about all things decision-making and Danny’s new book, “Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment,” we knew interest would be high. We did not, however, expect the sheer number of questions this would... Read more
May 6, 2021
My fourth-grade math teacher, Mrs. Kasmer always had books in the corner of her classroom. They were never assigned, just waiting invitingly for some curious child to pick one up and open a new world. There were word puzzles and number puzzles, puns,... Read more
April 22, 2021
Our own Daniel Kahneman has unlocked yet another facet of the mind that impacts decision-making. Kahneman, a Nobel Laureate and member of our Alliance Advisory Council, offered the Alliance an exclusive preview of his new book, due to hit the shelves May... Read more
March 8, 2021
Our colleagues at the Stanford History Education Group just completed another compelling national study that showcases, again, that our youth are drowning in their inability to determine “what is true” and thus make good decisions based on what they see... Read more
August 25, 2020
Many of us view decision making processes as something we engage in just to solve a problem so we can return our world to the status quo as rapidly as possible. It can be a stressful, negative, and unsatisfying experience.
June 29, 2020
To genuinely grasp new decision-making skills, students need to be encouraged to make decisions about activities and issues that matter to them, believe Amy Day and Kristen Jawad, co-founders and facilitators of the Seattle-area nonprofit Clarity4Action...
May 26, 2020
Duke explained in a conversation with Joe Sweeney, Executive Director of the Alliance for Decision Education, how students are better equipped to make decisions that improve their lives when they learn skills for “thinking in possibilities,” practicing... Read more
May 4, 2020
Help your middle or high school students better understand the shifts in their habits they’re experiencing during social distancing with free lesson resources.
April 21, 2020
On the SpaceX campus, middle school students use experiments and discussion to explore how our minds handle decision making.
March 24, 2020
Some parents and teachers already make a point of talking about consequences with students. My own mother had me write several compositions on the topic during my middle school years, but let’s save that for a different conversation, perhaps one with a... Read more
March 16, 2020
At the heart of good decision making is judgment.
March 6, 2020
Q: Did your interest in decision skills happen gradually or all at once?
February 21, 2020
When a student’s black-and-white thinking about your class sounds defeatist, it doesn’t mean that she doesn’t care.
February 10, 2020
If you’re helping your child decide where to apply to college, it can seem like the process is going well as long as you’re not arguing about it. However, it takes more than avoiding conflict with one another to make the best choices. The following tips... Read more
January 27, 2020
Common cognitive biases can prevent students from getting fully prepared for assessments. Teach them how to construct if-then planning statements that will help them resist cognitive biases so they stay on track.
January 13, 2020
Selecting a college major is one decision that can be an especially stressful experience for adolescents and the family members who support them because it can have life-changing consequences. These decision skills can help you work with your child on a... Read more
January 3, 2020
Teachers can help students understand that success doesn’t usually come from a single choice, but rather from the cumulative effects of repeated behaviors.
December 16, 2019
BrainFutures, the first national organization to develop a rubric that assesses the quality of school-based brain fitness interventions, advocates for every school to adopt a program that strengthens students’ executive functioning (EF).
December 3, 2019
If you’ve been thinking about incorporating mindfulness activities into your classroom routine, read our tips before you try that first breathing exercise.
November 18, 2019
Educators have the opportunity to pilot an engaging Practical Psychology course featuring tools and strategies for making better decisions.
November 1, 2019
You don’t have to wait until your students are facing a big decision to introduce Decision Education resources. The videos included in this post expose the hidden influences on our judgments and decisions. Students will learn a handful of strategies from... Read more
October 18, 2019
Want to stop the cycle of initiative fatigue? Ask your administrators to work with teachers to conduct premortems.
September 30, 2019
Although there’s no way to avoid an enormous workload as a new teacher, strong decision skills can make it easier to cope.
September 23, 2019
To get a primer on making better decisions in your personal and professional life, read these essential articles and share them with your colleagues as you start the conversation about introducing Decision Education at your school.
September 12, 2019
No matter what you teach, integrating these simple tips from Decision Education into your everyday classroom culture can improve your students’ study skills and cooperation with one another in ways that will continue to be useful to them in post-... Read more
September 5, 2019
Decision skills can help incoming freshmen deal with the new demands in their social lives, schedules, and academics.
August 27, 2019
Affective forecasting can improve three sneaky time mismanagements that plague even the most conscientious teachers.
August 12, 2019
Teaching Decision Education doesn’t require you to toss out your existing lesson plans or tell students what’s “right.”
July 12, 2019
Delta School District in British Columbia explores possibilities for systemic changes in students’ individual and collective choice-making skills.
July 12, 2019
Join us in the movement to make Decision Education a regular part of the curriculum.
July 11, 2019
The same decision making skills we teach to students helped us through our name change process.
July 10, 2019
The basic literacy and numeracy skills we learn in school are essential, but as the skills needed to navigate life in the digital age evolve, it will take more.
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