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Powerful teaching : unleash the science of learning / Pooja K. Agarwal, Patrice M. Bain.

Agarwal, Pooja K., (author.). Bain, Patrice M., (author.).

Summary:

This practical resource is filled with evidence-based strategies that are easily implemented in less than a minute - without additional prepping, grading, or funding! Research demonstrates that these powerful strategies raise student achievement by a letter grade or more; boost learning for diverse students, grade levels, and subject areas; and enhance students' higher order learning and transfer of knowledge beyond the classroom. Drawing on a fifteen-year scientist-teacher collaboration, more than 100 years of research on learning, and rich experiences from educators in K-12 and higher education, the authors present highly accessible step-by-step guidance on how to transform teaching with four essential strategies: Retrieval practice, spacing, interleaving, and feedback-driven metacognition.

Record details

ISBN: 9781119521846 (hardback)
Physical Description: xii, 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition
Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Templates and figures available for free download from https://www.powerfulteaching.org/resources.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Discover the power behind power tools -- Build a foundation with retrieval practice -- Empower teaching with retrieval practice strategies -- Energize learning with spacing and interleaving -- Engage students with feedback-driven metacognition -- Combine power tools and harness your toolbox -- Keeping it real: use power tools to tackle challenges, not add to them -- Foster a supportive environment: use power tools to reduce anxiety and strengthen -- Community -- Spark conversations with students about the science of learning -- Spark conversations with parents about the science of learning -- Powerful professional development for teachers and leaders -- Do-it-yourself retrieval guide -- Conclusion: unleash the science of learning.