Alliance for Decision Education

“Amid the broad range of educators’ approaches, three themes emerged for what they say best landed with kids and teens: empowering their students, meeting them where they are, and making clear how these skills relate to their lives outside the classroom.” We love this article from Teen Vogue highlighting how media literacy education is on the rise in schools, with educators teaching students important skills like evaluating the credibility of sources, identifying biases, and more! These educators’ and students’ insights inspire us to keep working hard to bring Decision Education to every student across the country so they are empowered to navigate the digital landscape. https://lnkd.in/e5iiV5Mi

Calling all SXSW EDU 2025 attendees! 📣 What does forecasting have to do with decision-making? Check out our session on March 3 to learn how forecasting and play can help students be better decision makers—and even try out forecasting for yourself! You won’t want to miss it! #SXSWEDU https://lnkd.in/gHiK-GnJ

We’ve all been there: You’re watching a movie at the theater, and after an hour, you know you’re not enjoying yourself. Do you feel like you might as well keep watching since you’ve already invested an hour of your time in the movie? That’s thanks to the cognitive bias known as the sunk-cost fallacy. Cognitive biases like sunk-cost fallacy can drive our decision-making without us even noticing. Here, we explain what you can do to feel more control over your decisions. Through Recognizing and Resisting Cognitive Biases, one of the four domains of Decision Education, we learn how to identify and watch out for these biases so that they do not negatively impact our decision-making. #WhatDELooksLike #decisioneducation #cognitivebias #cognitivebiases #behavioralscience #psychology #sunkcost #sunkcostfallacy #quit #timemanagement

Parents love our Forecasting the Future tournament for their kids—but don’t just take our word for it! Check out this post from Anuj Agrawal, whose children participated in our fall tournament, on why helping his kids build decision-making skill is so important, and how the tournament provided a fun way to engage them in developing these necessary life skills. Registration for Forecasting the Future 2025 is open through March 30. Learn more on our website! https://lnkd.in/eSJkQYHq

We love this post from Decision Education Advocate Melina Moleskis, PhD MBA on the challenges of group decision-making—and our tendency to discuss areas of agreement rather than disagreement. Check out this Season 5 episode of The Decision Education Podcast (starting at 34:14) to hear Annie Duke and Josh Kopelman discuss this topic, and share strategies for more effective group decision-making. https://lnkd.in/gaJce6Hx

We’re honored to have our upcoming session highlighted by SXSW EDU as a session that’s great for student hands-on learning! Check out our session, “Student Forecasting: Decision-Making Through Tournament Play” on March 3 to participate in our interactive learning experience and see how forecasting can build strong decision-making skills—like dodging thinking traps, updating their beliefs, exploring base rates, and so much more! #SXSWEDU https://lnkd.in/eMSRuKcp

Big announcement! 🚨 Registration is now open for Forecasting the Future 2025, our fun, interactive online tournament in which middle and high school students across the country compete by making predictions (forecasts) on real-world questions about music, sports, movies, and more! There are lots of student prizes available, including a grand prize of $2,500! 🎉 Parents and teachers, encourage the middle and high school students in your life to register now. And teachers, when your students register, you’ll be entered to win classroom prizes worth up to $400, too! Let us know you shared this opportunity by emailing forecasting@alliancefordecisioneducation.org. Registration closes March 30, and the tournament begins March 31. https://lnkd.in/eSJkQYHq

Who’s going to SXSW EDU 2025? We are! On March 3, we’re presenting the session, “Student Forecasting: Decision-Making Through Tournament Play.” Join us to learn more about how and why we offer student forecast tournaments, and you’ll get to try out forecasting yourself! We hope to see you there! #SXSWEDU https://lnkd.in/gHiK-GnJ

Bring decision-making skills to your classroom with lesson plans from our Teaching Resources catalog! Choose from over 40 lessons on Decision Education topics and skill sets such as degrees of confidence, base rates, personal goals, and more. Use filters to find lessons sorted by grade level, lesson time, and Decision Education domain focus! https://lnkd.in/eM7Ay-43

“Given the clear evidence of the negative consequences of neglecting decision-making training, it is time that we take action to address this issue as early in students’ education as possible. We believe a call for schools to prioritize the general development of decision-making skills—including how to recognize and manage cognitive biases—is necessary, integrating it into both formal education and everyday interactions. Failure to do so is not just an oversight; it is a disservice to the next generation, one that could have profound implications for their future well-being.” We’re delighted to share our latest co-authored piece with our organizational partners The Decision Lab! In it, we explore the research behind how cognitive biases affect students’ decision-making, and how bringing Decision Education to schools can empower students in an increasingly complex world. #decisionmaking #behavioralscience #decisionscience #education #cognitivebiases #psychology #uncertainty #heuristics #confirmationbias #framing https://lnkd.in/eqv6VcfJ