learning experiences for
young people.
How might a deeper understanding
of the adolescent brain affect
school schedules?
School culture
and relationships? Technology use?
Instructional models? Assessments
and tracking tools? Use of teachers’
time? Classroom environments?
High
schools
need to
change
fundamentally
to apply
what we
now know
about how
young
people
learn
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How do mastery-based high schools work in real life?
Math and developing a growth mindset go hand in hand.
Learn how playing
music benefits your brain
in this TED Talk from educator Anita Collins.
Check out a school that’s experimenting with self-directed
learning.
How the brain works,
how we learn, and why we
sometimes make stupid mistakes, from Veritasium.
How can the right learning
environment help students
transform themselves from mere compilers to real
scholars? Find out in this article on EdSurge.
Six Schools to Watch
youcubed
Inspiration from Music
Profiling Summit Public School
The Uncomfortable Effort of Thinking
Igniting Interest
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How do we design for cognition and motivation? In this
presentation, Transcend’s Jenn Charlot and Bror Saxberg
explain why educators should
never ignore learning
science.
University of Virginia’s Ben Castleman talks about
how text messages can reduce “summer melt” in
college matriculation.
Learning Science and School Design
Insights from Behavioral Science
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