The Learning by Scientific Design Network is a group of 10 educator-preparation programs redesigning their coursework and clinical experiences around our best scientific understanding of how students learn. Together, they’re working to ensure novice teachers understand the basic principles of cognitive science and how to apply these principles during instructional decision-making.
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Future teachers at Temple University practice using learning science in the field
In a bright classroom in Philadelphia, a group of kindergartners clustered around a table as a teach
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Intentional innovation: How four faculty in the LbSD Network are improving teacher preparation
We caught up with four faculty members in the Learning by Scientific Design Network...
November 29, 2021
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Case Study: Fighting folk pedagogies with science at UNC Charlotte
Imagine you’re observing a third-grade classroom. The teacher has just finished a multiplication..
June 29, 2021
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Building congruence in Louisiana educator preparation
What does science tell us is the most effective way for humans to learn?
June 24, 2021
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Working with different tools: How learning science helped Acqualyn Polk to rethink her ELA instruction
On a bright winter day in a classroom 30 miles north of the Louisiana coast, a class of...
April 20, 2021
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Putting learning science in practice: Using examples and non-examples
his blog post is part of an ongoing series highlighting the work of our Learning by Scientific...
April 09, 2021
