Hey there, this is Edutip 28, where I'll be talking about why you should be moving your hands more while you teach.

Edututips is a side project of the Cult of Pedagogy podcast where I share one quick idea to make your teaching better.

This is Jennifer Gonzalez, and I am your host.

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your student placement process. So today's edgy tip is add gestures to strengthen learning.

There's a lot of research showing that adding gestures to

instruction improves the quality of our learning. And the cool thing is, including almost any kind of

gestures, makes a bigger positive difference than no gestures at all. Here are just a few key points

from the research. One, when we produce gestures along with our speech, we tend to recall that information better.

Two, when teachers use their hands while explaining topics, students understand more and remember more of the content.

So if you tend to talk with your hands, that's a good thing for your students learning.

Three,

gestures have been found to improve comprehension in all ages, including adults. Contrary to earlier research that suggested it benefited younger children significantly more than older children

or adults. Now, even though the research shows that any gestures at all have some positive

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