Nathaniel Swain (Australia La Trobe University)

Harnessing the Science of Learning

Success Stories to Help Kickstart Your School Improvement

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 174mm x 246mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 414g
• ISBN-13: 9781032520292
• ISBN-10: 1032520299
• Artikelnr.: 70371442

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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