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2 days ago · Working memory is the brain’s ability to think actively and consciously about something. It’s definitely a superpower, and its effectiveness is directly tied to attentional skills and focus. But learning is, a cognitive scientist would say, a change in long-term memory. In fact, we don’t learn most of the things we think about.
4 days ago · Work is being done to reimagine the purpose of education and fundamentally transform the way we educate our children so they can learn and thrive and be ready to take on the challenges today’s world presents. The quality of the school principal’s leadership has been proven to have a big impact on the quality of education outcomes for students.
1 day ago · Building vocabulary is key to supporting student explanation. Life Happens and oftentimes it doesn’t go as planned; it is important to always meet students where they are at. Give yourself grace as an educator. Make sure to look at your successes and learn from them, and not focus too much on your “failures.”.
2 days ago · A member of an Instruction Partners team works with leaders during a learning walkthrough at a school in Brownsville, Tenn. Learning walkthroughs help principals learn how to support their ...
4 days ago · 1 What is school culture and how does it impact on learning? A school that is able to develop and maintain a positive shared culture knows what aspects of the culture are important in developing an effective learning environment; it consciously transmits these values to its students.
3 days ago · Take a deep dive into adaptive leadership practices by visiting Adaptive Leadership: How Great School Principals Lead for Change. You prioritize your own continuous learning, even when you’re low on time. Great school leaders take their professional development seriously. They know, in the words of leadership expert and author John C ...
2 days ago · 1. Failure can breed success. It can be valuable to help pupils understand that failing and reaching an impasse with a difficult task can potentially benefit their memory for learning. Professor Roger Schank coined the failure-driven memory theory to describe how failure can often be productive for learning.
