Learning That Sticks

<p><strong>In far too many classrooms the emphasis is on instructional strategies that teachers employ rather than on what <em>students</em> should be doing or thinking about as part of their learning.</strong> What's more students' minds are something of a mysterious black box for most teachers so when learning breaks down they're not sure what went wrong or what to do differently to help students learn.</p><p>It doesn't have to be this way.</p><p><em>Learning That Sticks</em> helps you look inside that black box. Bryan Goodwin and his coauthors unpack the cognitive science underlying research-supported learning strategies so you can sequence them into experiences that challenge inspire and engage your students. As a result you'll learn to teach with more intentionality--understanding not just <em>what</em> to do but also <em>when</em> and <em>why</em> to do it.</p><p>By way of an easy-to-use six-phase model of learning this book</p><p>* Analyzes how the brain reacts to stores and retrieves new information.<br />* Helps you zoom out to understand the process of learning from beginning to end.<br />* Helps you zoom in to see what's going on in students' minds during each phase.</p><p>Learning may be complicated but learning about learning doesn't have to be. And to that end <em>Learning That Sticks</em> helps shine a light into all the black boxes in your classroom and make your practice the most powerful it can be.</p><p><em>This product is a copublication of ASCD and McREL.</em></p>