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How did this district use the Science of Learning to improve test scores?

Raynise — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:49:45 GMT

This district in Maryland, USA used the Science of Learning to reduce achievement gaps among their students. Check out this article to learn more. Thank you K12 Future Collaborative for this great article!

Re: How did this district use the Science of Learning to improve test scores?

carlaarena_brz — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 15:25:10 GMT

Wow! What a great reminder on how important the topic of the Science of learning is for all educational leaders.
I've been training Brazilian educators for the past 20 years, and I can tell that once I started learning about neuroscience in education, my approach to learning design changed completely.

This article is a must read, plus if you want to explore more, I'd go for anything the neuroscient Judy Willis publishes. She was a researcher and then got back to classroom to apply what neuroscience was saying and apply it in a real classroom context. She's been contributing for Edutopia for many years with practical tips for educators and school leaders: https://www.edutopia.org/search?query=judy%20willis&page=1

Here you can also find some great stuff from her: https://ascd.org/people/judy-willis

And I highly recommend her book with Jay McThige, Understanding by Design Meets Neuroscience: https://ascd.org/books/upgrade-your-teaching?variant=119008

Thanks @Raynise and @Kristal for the pointer.

Re: How did this district use the Science of Learning to improve test scores?

DaiBarbosa10 — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 18:21:19 GMT

Que trabalho inspirador! Não conhecia os conceitos de "retrieval practice" e "interleaving". Já salvei aqui para aprofundar essas ideias depois.

Queridíssima @carlaarena_brz , como sempre, contribui muito nas discussões! Já vi suas sugestões também!

Obrigada @Raynise e @Kristal pelas dicas excelentes!

Re: How did this district use the Science of Learning to improve test scores?

Kristal — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:32:30 GMT

Thank you, Carla, for your resource contributions here and your insights. This is definitely how we can all learn and grow together!