S4E6: Brett Benson Shares how CLT Changes his Instruction for the Better!
In this episode, 7th-grade World Studies teacher Brett Benson will share how thinking about CLT has changed his planning process and instruction. He will share ways that he helps to lighten cognitive load for students while still making them think deeply about a topic. He will share lots of strategies he uses in his own classroom every day for retrieval and questioning.Show Notes:SOL in the Wild-Brett’s Substack (a wealth of blogs) (highly recommend his entire Substack)Small Steps: The Rosenshine Principle that Unlocks the Other Nine (blog)From What to How: How Cognitive Science Transformed my Lesson Plans (blog by SOL in the Wild)Why Students Don’t Like School-Daniel WillinghamIn Action SeriesCognitive Load Theory in ActionRosenshine’s Principles in ActionAssimilation Theory in ActionRetrieval Practice: Research and Practice-Kate JonesHow Learning Happens-Paul Kirschner & Carl HendrickPowerful Teaching-Patrice Bain & Pooja ArgwalShow Notes:Road to Reading WebpageSoR Resource PageSeason 2-episodesSeason 3-episodes
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S4E5: Cognitive Load Theory with Dr. Sarah Oberle
In this episode, Dr. Sarah Oberle explains the importance of cognitive load theory and shares what types of things you might think about when looking through the CLT lens as you are planning for students.Show Notes:Executive Functions for Every K-3 ClassroomBlog: Executive Functions: Setting the Record StraightFrom Research to Reality: Bridging Educational Innovations (Edweb)Thrive Educator SummitShould Wait Times Change for Younger Students-webinar (InnerDrive)Learning in the Brain blogPeps Mccrea Evidence SnacksResearch EDThe Learning Dispatch-Substack by Carl HendricksCognitive Load Theory-Innerdrive blogWriting and Cognitive Load Theory-Natalie WexlerHow Cognitive Load Theory Changed my Thinking-Zach GroshellThe Practical Side of CLT- Education RickshawShow Notes:Road to Reading WebpageSoR Resource PageSeason 2-episodesSeason 3-episodes
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S4E4: Viewing Lessons through a Cognitive Science Lens with Court Shuller
In this episode, Court Shuller, a 7th-grade ELA teacher in South Jersey, shares their experience of planning lessons and units through a cognitive science lens. They’ll share how the 3 principles of Cognitive Load Theory, Prior Knowledge, and Effortful Thinking can be reflected in their classroom.Show Notes:Powerful Teaching-Pooja Agarwal &Patrice BainTLAC Guide to the Science of Reading-Doug Lemov, Colleen Driggs, & Erica WoolwayLearning How to Learn-Barbara OakleyMinding the Gap-Substack by Natalie WexlerThe Knowledge Gap-Natalie WexlerBeyond the Science of Reading-Natalie WexlerPomodoro Studying TechniqueOutsmart Your Brain-Daniel WillinghamWhy Don’t Students Like School?-Daniel WillinghamShow Notes:Road to Reading WebpageSoR Resource PageSeason 2-episodesSeason 3-episodes
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S4E3: The Importance of Learning Science with Dr. Jim Heal & Meg Lee
In this episode, we hear from Dr. Jim Heal and Meg Lee as they share why learning science is important to get into the hands of all teachers, what 3 major principles of learning science are, and what their vision for professional learning looks like as they work in Cicero, District 99. Dr. Jim Heal and Meg Lee are the founders of Learning Science Partners. An initiative dedicated to helping educators learn and practice using evidence-based strategies so that every student gains access to deep, effortful thinking and achieves meaningful, lasting learning.Show Notes:Learning Science PartnersMental ModelsHow Teaching HappensHow Learning HappensResearchEdRosenshine’s PrinciplesRosenshine’s Principles in Action by Tom SherringtonRosenshine’s Principles by Innerdrive blogLearning & the Brain ConferenceFestival of EducationProgressively Incorrect Podcast by Zach GroshellKnowledge for Teachers podcast by Brendan LeeShow Notes:Road to Reading WebpageSoR Resource PageSeason 2-episodesSeason 3-episodes
In this episode, two teachers, Kerry Cusick and Tara Livolsi, share how they developed a professional learning plan for their school and district around learning science. They describe where they got the idea, how they implemented the professional learning, and how they plan to build on this learning in the future. If you are interested in bringing learning science back to your district, this episode is for you. Teachers teaching teachers is an excellent way to continue our professional learning and provide ongoing support to each other in our schools.Show Notes:Road to Reading WebpageSoR Resource PageSeason 2-episodesSeason 3-episodes
Educator podcast sharing how teachers are using the Science of Reading to implement evidence based teaching strategies and high quality curriculum into their classrooms.
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