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What is Learning Sciences and Why Does It Matter?

Digital Promise

Learning sciences research investigates the process of learning in realistic settings, which can include schools, museums, after-school programs, home environments, or anywhere people typically learn. We are passionate about creating equitable learning and building research-practice partnerships.

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

The Hechinger Report

Sarma catalogued a number of lessons for learning during his keynote address at the Across Boundaries conference. Virtually none of them fit neatly into what has been the “traditional” school day. Sarma sees the future of learning as blended, individuated, fluid and hands-on. Learning science supports his vision.

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Retrieval practice, CBE, and what we value regarding student learning

Dangerously Irrelevant

A number of educators across the country are finding great value in ‘learning science’ books such as Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning. Are our school systems focusing on big important concepts or just trivia and minutiae as they engage in learning science and competency-based educational practices?

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Time Efficiency vs. Equity in Education

Catlin Tucker

As educators embrace innovative technology-enhanced instructional models , they often grapple with letting go of the time-saving practices inherent in the traditional teacher-led, teacher-paced whole group approach to instruction. Is it accommodating the myriad learning needs, preferences, and paces of a diverse group of students?

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Critical Thinking in the 21st Century and Beyond

A Principal's Reflections

South from his peers was his passion for helping students learn and love the sciences. He didn’t teach science. We learned science. He is the main reason I pursued a degree in science initially, before taking this passion to the field of education. All of his classes were amazing.

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Three Ideas to Find Edtech that Will Transform the Future of Learning

Digital Promise

When edtech tools incorporate research about learning from the start, learners are the center of product design. These types of tools ground their solution in learning sciences to meet the realities that learners face. The ISTE Seal of Alignment recognizes products that align to the ISTE Standards.

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