Harnessing the Science of Learning - Success Stories to Help Kickstart Your School Improvement

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

Nathaniel Swain, PhD, is a teacher, instructional coach and teacher educator. He is a Senior Lecturer in Learning Sciences at La Trobe University School of Education, Australia. Dr Swain has taught a range of learners in schools, and founded a community of teachers committed to educational excellence and equity: Think Forward Educators. His website can be found here: https://www.nathanielswain.com/

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Nathaniel Swain, Nathaniel (La Trobe University Swain
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032520292
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3252029-2
• No. of pages: 214
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / Administration / General, EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, EDUCATION / Professional Development, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, EDUCATION / Learning Styles, Educational psychology, Organization & management of education, teacher training, Secondary Schools, Educational administration and organization, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education, Primary & middle schools, Primary and middle schools, EDUCATION / Teacher Training & Certification, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Secondary