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Following the lessons of learning science in schools isn’t convenient

The Hechinger Report

Personalized learning, project-based learning, mastery-based learning – they all require more work of teachers and more work of students. Sarma catalogued a number of lessons for learning during his keynote address at the Across Boundaries conference. Learning science supports his vision.

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A Holiday Recipe for Schools: Enough With Tradition, It’s Time to Create Something New

ED Surge

We look for the traditional comforts that elicit memories of the past, and search for something new to add to our tables. Learning science continues to develop, and it should guide us away from learning practices steeped in nostalgia to ones that can truly nourish more students. Let's avoid the low hanging fruit.

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Does ‘Flipped Learning’ Work? A New Analysis Dives Into the Research

ED Surge

—John Hattie, emeritus professor at the University of Melbourne “The current levels of enthusiasm for flipped learning are not commensurate with and far exceed the vast variability of scientific evidence in its favor,” the paper argues. I didn’t think that was fair to people practicing flipped learning.”

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The Opportunities and Drawbacks of AI-Powered Reading Coaches, Assistants and Tutors

ED Surge

These tools have the potential to enhance reading experiences for children, if they’re designed with insights from educators and researchers, particularly in the field of learning science. For example, these tools could disrupt traditional ideologies in literary texts if they involved teachers in the design process.

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Why This Mid-Sized North Carolina District Is Rethinking Its Approach to Edtech Procurement

ED Surge

Here, she explains how Course of Mind is helping her district strategically incorporate learning technology into their curriculum. EdSurge: What led you to enroll in the Launch into Learning Sciences course ? You gain such valuable information and insight that you don't get through a traditional education program.

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Top 10 EdSurge Podcast Episodes of 2023

ED Surge

In fact, three of our top 10 episodes of the year explored various aspects of how new forms of artificial intelligence are impacting teaching and learning. In what has become an annual tradition, we’re sharing your favorite episodes of the year, as determined by the number of listens to the 44 fresh episodes we produced.

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Don’t Return to Your School’s Pre-Pandemic Schedule. Improve It Through Brain Science.

ED Surge

So when schools called us during the summer of 2021, they often asked whether they should stick with the schedules they created for distance, hybrid or safer in-person learning or return to a more traditional format. Our consistent answer is: “Don’t go back!” The truth is, some do and some don’t.