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OPINION: It is time to pay attention to the science of learning

The Hechinger Report

The thing that surprised me most about my teacher preparation program was that we never talked about how kids learn. Instead, we were taught how to structure a lesson and given tips on classroom management. All these ideas are established learning science.

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Time Efficiency vs. Equity in Education

Catlin Tucker

Yet, the whole group, teacher-led lesson is not flexible enough to honor learner variability or the diversity of needs in classrooms. “Yet, if there is one takeaway from the burgeoning learning sciences research, it is that no two of us learn in exactly the same way. I started my career doing this very thing.

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Designing Opportunities for Deeper Discussions in World History Classrooms

Digital Promise

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