How We Learn - Learning Sciences and Teaching Strategies 

The goal of this page is provide research relating to how we learn. From research relating to how we learn, to the research on integrating technology, and what we can do with that research will be presented.  What will be presented here will be outlined within the professional development, blogs, and instructional strategies outlined on this website to help support you in your classroom and amplify student learning. 

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Included in the following link are posters/infographics relating to all of the key principles discussed above.  Feel free to check them out as they discuss each of these principles in action and further them down. 

Within the Visible Learning Meta Analysis Database, you can search various strategies and variables related to how they impact student learning. Determine which strategies you are already using (which may be many) and several strategies you may want to further investigate and explore integrating into your classroom in the future.  You can  reach out to mrhoad@educationtocareer.net if you would like to further explore the strategy as well as receive one on one coaching as to how that strategy may look in your classroom as well as the EdTech integrations that may go along with it. 

On this page brought to you by OLICAV Visual Clarity, you will see a number of visualizations and infographics related to how we learn. These visualizations demonstrate the research in action in relation to how we learn and instructional strategies illustrating how they can impact how we learn. Please feel free to explore each of these visualizations as they demonstrate the strategies we utilize in our classrooms impact student learning. 

Thinking routines are instructional strategies that are research-driven and are based on the science of how we learn. Harvard Project Zero is where they were developed and are currently housed. To learn more about these thinking routines that are instructional strategies, please review Harvard Project Zero's website. Each of these strategies can be used within any classroom setting and integrated with EdTech tools

The TIM provides a matrix related to how we incorporate technology with effective instructional strategies to amplify student learning. Use the matrix to help see examples of how to integrate technology and resources to support you in doing so. 

The SAMR Model describes how we can use technology and integrate into our instruction.  There are four levels of the framework, which are based on enhancing current instructional practices and transforming them with technology. 

The SAMR Model Discussed by Edutopia - Original Developed by Dr. Puentedura

Cognitive load relates to the amount of information our working memory can hold at one time. We can do a number of strategies to support our students in ensuring that we do not overloading our students working memory while we provide instruction in our classes. Thanks to InnerDrive.co.uk for this diagram and flowchart to help us out navigate our instructional decisions.