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Cognitive Science in the Classroom

Classroom teachers (K-12) and administrators are invited to attend a series of workshops, led by Kevin Mattingly, Ph.D., reviewing the current theory of cognitive science as it relates to teaching strategies, student assessment and curriculum design.

The four day workshop will be held in June on the campus of The Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. The fee includes tuition, room and board and all materials, including the book, How People Learn.

Questions Addressed in the Workshop:

• How is cognitive science different from other theories of learning?
  
• How do we help students “pay attention” in class?
• Whatis “working memory” and why is it so important to how students learn?
• What causes people to remember and forget? How can we design classroom environments to help students remember what is most important?
• How does prior knowledge influence learning? What role do misconceptions play?
• Why is how you organize what you know as important as how much you know?
• How do young learners change in their cognitive capabilities over time?
• How do student beliefs about learning influence how well they learn in school?
• What is metacognition and why is it so important in developing self-regulated learners?
• What motivates students to learn in an academic setting? How do we take this into account when we design curricula and choose instructional strategies?
• How does cognitive science inform us about how to design student assessments?

Click here to download a registration form.