The science of learning NE709 / A24
Summary
What is learning? How does it work? On this online, self-paced course you try and answer these questions, exploring how you can use the science of learning to inform your teaching and support your students’ learning.
Drawing upon educational neuroscience and psychology (and combating neuroscience myths), you will learn how to interpret research to be better informed about how your students learn. Throughout the course, you will reflect on your own practice as a teacher, learning how to justify and improve your approach.
This course is unique in the bringing together of leading educational neuroscience and psychology, with expertise in teacher professional development in order to best support your understanding and application of the science of learning.
“The course helped develop new ideas, and made me rethink and refocus my efforts.” Secondary teacher, UK.
Who is it for?
What topics are covered?
- Learning in the brain: engage, build, consolidate
- How we learn, how the brain adapts and what all this means for teachers and your students
- The effects of reward, novelty and shared attention on learning.
- Helping students make connections
- Working memory and cognitive load theory
- Multisensory learning
- Practice, daily reviews and consolidation of learning
- Plasticity and our ability to learn
How will you learn?
How long is this course?
Who is the course leader?
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This is a self-paced Online Course
The course leader will be introduced in the course.
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Outcomes
- explore how the science of learning applies to your classroom to provide insight into how your students learn and their learning potential
- develop your approach to engaging students with their learning
- apply an understanding of what is happening in the brain to improve your students’ longer term memory and retrieval of knowledge
- discuss and articulate your teaching and learning choices with your colleagues
- engage in action research and collaborate with researchers in the science of learning
Sessions
Date | Time | Location | |
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The science of learning | 01 August 2024 | 02:00-02:00 | Online course |
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Cost
State-funded school or college | Activity fee£80.00 +VAT | Subsidy available*£0.00 |
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Fee-paying school or college (independent) | Activity fee£105.00 +VAT | |
* Your school or college will receive the subsidy on successful completion of the CPD and impact toolkit. Find out more. |
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Additional information
Would you like this course delivered at your school? Contact enquiries@stem.org.uk to find out more.
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