Using the Science of Learning to Achieve Cognitive Justice
Author & Teacher Educator, Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain
The quote "justice lives in the details of teaching and learning” from educational leader Lacey Robinson reminds us of the promise of learning science to help achieve more equitable outcomes for all students in the classroom. Yet, we have to resist reducing learning science to one-off strategies. In reality, it is a powerful tool to help students to master the craftsmanship of learning. Too often, we only use it to inform how we improve teaching and overlook the most important player in the process – the student. In this keynote, Zaretta Hammond, author of Rebuilding Students’ Learning Power, will explore how the science of learning can be operationalized to help students become more powerful learners by design, not by chance. We will cover the basics of cognitive apprenticeships, the craftsmanship of learning, learning partnerships, and building learning muscles for conceptual understanding.