Harnessing the Science of Learning: Success Stories to Help Kickstart Your School Improvement [Hardcover]

Part One: The Orientation?1. Do we need to improve our schools?? 2. Why the science of learning???3. The science of learning lifts every learner??Part Two: The Foundations??4. Key insights from the science of learning: Cognitive load theory and beyond? 5. How can the science of learning change my teaching? Four teaching misconceptions resolved by the science? 6. What is the science of reading? What does it mean for my teaching?? 7. Effective literacy teaching? 8. Effective mathematics teaching? 9. Coherent, knowledge rich curricula: Bypassing working memory by laying lots of Velcro?? 10. The science of learning implementation piece: Pursuing sustainable school-wide change??Part Three: The Takeaways?11. Kickstarting your work with the science of learning? 12. Improving your school as a science of learning leader? 13. A call to action& and caution

Drawing together the worlds of classroom practice, school leadership and cognitive science, this is an?essential how-to guide?for initiating and maintaining a school improvement journey based on the science of how we learn.

Drawing together the worlds of classroom practice, school leadership and scientific research, this is an essential how-to guide for initiating and maintaining a school improvement journey based on the science of learning.

What we now know about learning and teaching is vast; yet often, wading through the thousands of articles and books on this subject can leave even the most seasoned educator overwhelmed. This guide instead offers a distillation of key understandingsfor teaching, literacy, mathematics, curriculum and implementationto launch your school improvement work.

Harnessing the Science of Learning also features contributions from thought leaders across the fields of learning sciences and educational practl³_