Social emotional learning

Memory

Working Long-term
memory memory
This is where all This is where large
information is processed. amounts of information are stored
Working memory has semi-permanently. Transferring
limited capacity, storing knowledge into long-term memory
small amounts of is critical for enabling students to
information for a engage in higher order learning
very short time. tasks such as critical thinking
and problem-solving.

Emotions Retrieval practice

WHAT HOW
What
How we feel Create a warm, influences WHAT
We need to
HOW
Provide regular
influences our
ability to learn
supportive
classroom
memory? practice retrieving opportunities for
and using new recall and reuse
and retain environment content
information

Spaced practice Dual coding

WHAT HOW WHAT HOW
Spread retrieval Repeat the Representing Use graphic
and practice same material on information organisers,
over time different days and visually can infographics,
in different forms support and diagrams
memorisation

Existing knowledge Information overload

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WHAT HOW WHAT HOW

A new concept is Ensure ideas
build sequentially We can only Break new
always learned in process a limited information into
association with across lessons
and students amount of new small digestible
already existing information chunks and
knowledge have requisite
background at once explicitly teach
knowledge new concepts

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