On Monday 8 September, all staff took part in the first WSCA of the session. The focus of this session was Learning and Teaching. Colleagues had the opportunity to discuss what learning and teaching means with our school and also what would be included in our Learning Standard. The presentation can be viewed here:
Sources from the Lesson Starter activity are here:
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Robert A. Bjork, John Dunlosky, and Nate Kornell, “Self-Regulated Learning: Beliefs, Techniques, and Illusions,” Annual Review of Psychology 64 (2013): 417–444.
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John Dunlosky, Katherine A. Rawson, Elizabeth J. Marsh, Mitchell J. Nathan, and Daniel T. Willingham, “Improving Students’ Learning with Effective Learning Techniques: Promising Directions from Cognitive and Educational Psychology,” Psychological Science in the Public Interest 14, no. 1 (2013): 4–58.
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Paul Howard-Jones (2014) “Neuroscience and education: myths and messages”. Nature Reviews Neuroscience doi:10.1038/nrn3817
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Kåre Letrud & Sigbjørn Hernes. (2018) “Excavating the origins of the learning pyramid myths.” Cogent Education (2018), 5: 1518638
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Harold Pashler, Mark McDaniel, Doug Rohrer & Robert Bjork. (2008). “Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence.” Psychological Science in the Public Interest. 9. 105- 119. 10.1111/j.1539-6053.2009.01038.x.
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Melina Uncapher (2016) “Could you survive using only 10 percent of your brain?” Deans for Impact. Retrieved from https://deansforimpact.org/could-you-surviveusing-only-10-percent-of-your-brain/ Melina Uncapher (2016) “Exploring the Left Brain/Right Brain Myth.” Deans for Impact. Retrieved from https://deansforimpact.org/exploring-the-left-brainrightbrain-myth/
