What Is the Role of Memorization When Teaching in a Post-Google World

Now that students can quickly Google the wealth of data we used to keep stored in our heads, what is the use of memorization in the classroom? Follow on Twitter: @larryferlazzo @bamradionetwork @effortfuleduktr @klrembert @dlshrum65 Keisha Rembert is a passionate learner and fierce equity advocate. She was an award-winning middle school ELA and United States History teacher who now instructs preservice teachers. She hopes to change our world one student at a time. Donna L. Shrum is an educator, researcher, and freelance writer in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Blake Harvard teaches AP Psychology at James Clemens High School in Madison, Alabama. He has been teaching for 14 years and received a B. S. And M. Ed. from the University of Montevallo. He has a particular affinity for all things cognition and psychology; especially when those areas are paired with education and learning. Blog www.effortfuleducator.com.