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It’s very clear that the average person does not have a great understanding of the broad field of psychology nor the interdisciplinary nature of the Science of Learning. What is the science of learning? How are we, four cognitive psychologists, involved in it? And when and how do you know if you can “trust” the science?
Marty Huitt is a seasoned educator and visionary leader dedicated to revolutionizing how schools support children struggling with behavioral and academic challenges. Marty serves as the Director of the Behavior Intervention Support Team (BIST) program in Kansas City, Missouri.
One of our goals as Learning Scientists is to make sure that research is communicated in an accessible but accurate way. Unfortunately, many times science dissemination results in miscommunication and translation such that the original results and message are skewed.
I divide my work into seasons and transitions. The first season (spring) I taught in a K-12 environment for 25 years. Near the transition to the second season (summer), I knew I had one thing left to do. I wanted to create a level playing field for children, who enter school without a fair and equal chance of succeeding.
Today, one of our co-founders (Yana) is giving a keynote at a conference with Anders Ericsson, the leading expert on expertise (yes, you read that right). In honor of this, for today's digest we have put together a set of resources on deliberate practice ...
“At the moment, a lot of research is very distant from the classroom, it’s done by people who don’t understand children, it’s done by people who have never taught. I want teachers to engage more with good research and drive future research.” – Tom Bennett, @tombennett71
