{"id":281,"date":"2020-01-06T14:48:55","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T20:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/?p=281"},"modified":"2020-01-07T10:52:32","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T16:52:32","slug":"unleash-the-science-of-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/2020\/01\/06\/unleash-the-science-of-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Unleash the Science of Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Powerful Teaching,\u00a0<\/em>written by a noted cognitive scientist and a veteran classroom teacher, offers evidence-based recommendations that can be implemented in less than a minute without additional prep time or grading. Decades of research demonstrate that these few powerful\u2014yet intuitive\u2014strategies dramatically raise student achievement. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-282\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_3992-368x490.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_3992-368x490.jpg 368w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_3992-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_3992-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_3992-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_3992-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_3992-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_3992-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Readers will learn how to harness four dynamic &#8220;Power tools&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><em>Retrieval Practice:<\/em> Boost learning by pulling information out of students&#8217; heads, rather than focusing on getting information into students&#8217; heads<\/li>\n<li><em>Spaced Practice:\u00a0<\/em>Boost learning by spreading lessons and retrieval opportunities our over time so learning isn&#8217;t crammed all at once<\/li>\n<li><em>Interleaving:\u00a0<\/em>Boost learning by mixing up closely related topics and encouraging students to discriminate between key concepts<\/li>\n<li><em>Feedback-Driven Metacognition:\u00a0<\/em>Boost learning by providing students with the opportunity to know what they know and know what they don&#8217;t know<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Powerful Teaching\u00a0<\/em>provides the rare opportunity to adapt the science of learning for diverse students, parents, and professional development programs. With this interactive guide, think critically about teaching from a research-based perspective and transform learning in your classroom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Powerful Teaching,\u00a0written by a noted cognitive scientist and a veteran classroom teacher, offers evidence-based recommendations that can be implemented in less than a minute without additional prep time or grading. 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