RESOURCES
Explore resources created by our team and trusted partners to learn more about the applied science of learning.
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Books by Our Team
4 titles
Articles & Research
23 articles
Learning Science Provides the Evidence, Tools, & Momentum to Close Gaps
Learning Forward
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Maryland's Big Bet on the Science of Learning
Substack
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Balancing Teacher-Led Instruction & Student-Centered Learning
Edutopia
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Moving From Engagement to Deeper Thinking
ASCD
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How Understanding the Brain Improves Educator Learning
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From Well-Intentioned to Evidence-Informed: Making the Shift on a Large Scale
PDF
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Just Because They're Engaged Doesn't Mean They're Learning
Chartered College
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Using Inquiry to Support Deeper Learning
Edutopia
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This Large District Uses 4 Questions to Teach Every Educator How the Brain Learns
EdSurge
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How Systems Change: If We Are Going to Teach, We Need to Understand What It Means to Learn
The Bell Ringer
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What Happens When a 48K-Student District Commits to the Science of Learning
The 74
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The Science of Learning: A Blueprint for Instructional Improvement
The Learning Professional · Heal & Lee
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Global Alliance on the Science of Learning for Education Summary Report
UNESCO · Heal & Lee
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The Science of Coaching Teachers
EdSurge · Heal & Willis
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Why Time is a Teacher's Greatest Commodity…and What to Do When You Don't Have Enough
Learning & the Brain · Heal & Berlin
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If You Want to Remember Something, Think Hard and Dig Deep
Usable Knowledge, Harvard · Heal & Berlin
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Putting Neuroscience to Work for All Students
The Learning Professional · Lee & Heal
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Applying the Science of Learning
The Learning Professional · Heal & Lee
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Evidence, Focus and Sustainable Change: In Conversation with Meg Lee
International Curriculum Association · Lee
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How to Think
The Bell Ringer · Korbey, Heal & Lee
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Evidence, Expertise, and the Future of Teaching
Academica · Heal
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When School Leaders Are Asked to Do the Impossible
Academica · Heal
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Understanding Learning Science Principles Transforms the Way We Teach and Learn
Learning Forward · Lee & Heal
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Videos & Talks
22 videos
How Learning Happens 2.0 — Edutopia Collaboration
Classroom videos showing learning science principles in action. Watch in order for a progressive deep-dive, or jump to the topic you need.
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Making Retrieval Practice a Classroom Routine
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Solidifying Core Concepts with Examples & Non-Examples
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Increasing Participation with Mini Whiteboards
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Activating Prior Knowledge with Hexagonal Thinking
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Bolstering Effortful Thinking with Think, Ink, Pair, Share
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Scaffolding Deeper Learning with Recall Activities
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Making Use of a Worked Example
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Pausing to Process New Information with a Stop and Jot
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Making the Shift to Learning Science: The FCPS Journey
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Leveraging Prior Knowledge to Build Understanding
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Cultivating Effortful Thinking With the Warm Demander Approach
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Using "Tell Me More" Prompts to Make Learning Stick
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Supporting Learners With Small Group Instruction
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Warming Up Cold Calling by Writing Ideas Down First
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Unlocking Effortful Thinking by Asking the Right Questions
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Building Routines to Manage Cognitive Load
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Writing Notes by Hand for Better Processing
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Making the Most of Learning Objectives
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Focusing Attention With a Student-Led Recall Activity
Mental Models: Understanding the Mind to Teach Better
Jim Heal · researchED Chile
Supporting Instructional Effectiveness of Novice Teachers Through the Learning Science Consortium
The Learning Science Consortium
Mental Models, Schema, and Making Meaning through the Science of Learning
Jim Heal · The Reading League Illinois
Podcasts & Interviews
8 episodesEffortful Thinking and the Power of Learning Science
Teaching Channel Talks · Dr. Jim Heal
Making Learning Stick With Cognitive Science
Teaching Channel Talks · Meg Lee
What Do Educational Leaders Need to Know?
Tjipcast · Jim Heal
Better Teaching: Only Stuff that Works
Learning Science Partners · Meg Lee
Mind the Gap: Implementing Evidence-Informed Practice at Scale
Meg Lee & Jim Heal
Progressively Incorrect: Jim Heal & Meg Lee on Applying Learning Science to Systems
Progressively Incorrect
The Importance of Learning Science
The Road to Reading Podcast · Heal & Lee
The Science of Leading: A Conversation with Meg Lee
The Education Leaders Podcast · Meg Lee