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Learn morePowerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning empowers educators to harness rigorous research on how students learn and unleash it in their classrooms. In this book, cognitive scientist Pooja K. Agarwal, PhD, and veteran K–12 teacher Patrice M. Bain, EdS, decipher cognitive science research and illustrate ways to successfully apply the science of learning in classrooms settings. This practical resource is filled with evidence-based strategies that are easily implemented in less than a minute—without additional prepping, grading, or funding!
Research demonstrates that these powerful strategies raise student achievement by a letter grade or more; boost learning for diverse students, grade levels, and subject areas; and enhance students' higher order learning and transfer of knowledge beyond the classroom. Drawing on a fifteen-year scientist-teacher collaboration, more than 100 years of research on learning, and rich experiences from educators in K–12 and higher education, the authors present highly accessible step-by-step guidance on how to transform teaching with four essential strategies: Retrieval practice, spacing, interleaving, and feedback-driven metacognition.
Pooja K. Agarwal, PhD, is an expert in the field of cognitive science, and an assistant professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, teaching psychological science to exceptional undergraduate musicians. To advance the use of scientifically-based classroom strategies, Pooja founded RetrievalPractice.org, a hub of research, resources, and tips for educators. Pooja's research is supported by the National Science Foundation and the US Department of Education. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Education Week, and Scientific American, as well as in books, academic journals, and podcasts.
Patrice M. Bain, EdS, is a middle school teacher with over twenty-five years of expertise. Her classroom was the first in the US to conduct research with cognitive scientists, examining how students learn. In addition, Patrice was the only K-12 teacher invited to coauthor a guide about the science of learning, commissioned by the Institute of Education Sciences, US Department of Education. Patrice's classroom strategies have been featured in NOVA and Scientific American, as well as in popular press, public radio, and blogs.
Coleen Marlo is an accomplished actor and multi-award-winning audiobook voice artist and producer. In 2010 she was named Audiobook Narrator of the Year by Publishers Weekly, and she won the Audie Award for Literary Fiction in 2011. During her distinguished career, she has been nominated twice for Audie Awards by the Audio Publishers Association, has won numerous Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Awards, and has been an AudioFile Earphones Award winner. Additionally, she has been honored with many starred audio reviews by Library Journal and Publishers Weekly. Coleen is a member of the prestigious Actors Studio and taught acting for ten years at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Furthermore, she is a proud founding member of Deyan Institute of Voice Artistry and Technology. Coleen can be found on the Web at coleenmarlo.blogspot.com and on Facebook at ColeenMarloAudiobook.