Engage, Build,

Consolidate:
Planning with SoL
Meet André Hedlund

Chevening Alumnus, MSc in

Psychology of Education
(University of Bristol), Bilingual
Program Mentor, Pedagogical
Consultant, and Reviewer.

edcrocks.com
@edcrocks
Today we’ll be talking about

REFLECTIONS

The Science of Learning can be applied

to teaching and learning. As educators,
Build we need to look beyond our área of
expertise and rethink our practice if we
want to innovate.
Consolidate
Big questions for us to reflect
Science of Learning
How do we learn more
effectively?

● Cognitive, social, and

developmental psychology
● Cognitive neuroscience
● Educational Psychology
● Educational Neuroscience
● Mind, Brain, and Education
Check out the website

scienceoflearning-ebc.org
Engage, Build, Consolidate

The EBC framework can give

teachers insight into how to
use three general principles
to help students learn more
effectively
The EBC Framework
Overall description

ENGAGE BUILD CONSOLIDATE

New knowledge
Emotional and Consolidation takes
needs to respect
cognitive processes time and requires
working memory
are important when application and
capacity to be learned
the brain is engaged effectively
revisiting
How to ENGAGE
Tips based on the principles of ENGAGE
What should I bear in mind when planning and delivering my lessons?

1. Every brain is unique 2. Approach Response

● Differentiation and ● Praise
Personalisation ● Novelty
● Shared attention
● Voice and Choice
● Likes and Dislikes
“Tap into their curiosity and
“What interests Peter might not acknowledge their efforts”
interest Jane or André”
How to ENGAGE
Tips based on the principles of ENGAGE
What should I bear in mind when planning and delivering my lessons?

3. Fear and Anxiety 4. Neuroplasticity

● Rapport ● Metacognition
● Affective Filter ● Self-Efficacy
● Mindset
● Safety
“How does the brain learn and
“I’m terrified of making mistakes in what can I do about it?”
front of my classmates”
Let’s look at an example
How to BUILD
Tips based on the principles of BUILD
What should I bear in mind when planning and delivering my lessons?

1. Prior Knowledge 2. Working Memory

● Pretesting ● Cognitive Load
● Retrieval Practice ● Analogies
● Brain Breaks
● Think-Pair-Share
“Watering my herbs every day
“Can’t build a wall without first build with 3 pints”
its foundation”
How to BUILD
Tips based on the principles of BUILD
What should I bear in mind when planning and delivering my lessons?

3. Mirror Neuron System BRAIN BREAKS

● Enthusiasm ● Facial Expressions
● Body Language ● Songs
● Go fetch
● TPR
● Where’s Mr. Trunk
“This lesson is boring. It feels like
my teacher doesn’t want to be her” ”
Let’s look at an example
How to CONSOLIDATE
Tips based on the principles of CONSOLIDATE
What should I bear in mind when planning and delivering my lessons?

1. Rehearsal 2. Applying Knowledge

● Retrieval Practice ● Graphic Organizers
● CCQs ● Mind Maps
● Real-Life Contexts
● Drilling

“Practice doesn’t make perfect but “How do I use this information in

it makes more permanent” my daily life?
Let’s look at an example
How to CONSOLIDATE
Tips based on the principles of CONSOLIDATE
What should I bear in mind when planning and delivering my lessons?

3. Sleep Spaced Repetition Calendar

● Homework L1 R1 L2 R2 R1 R2
● Cued Recall
● Spaced Repetition L3 R3 L4 R4 R3 R4
”
R1 ,2 L5 R5 L6 R6 R5 R6
“Memory consolidation takes place
during our sleep” R3, 4 L7 R7 L8 R8 R7 R8
 Hope you did!
Book recommendations
Evolution of the Learning Brain – Paul Howard-Jones
How we Learn – Stanislas Dehaene
Making Classrooms Better: 50 Applications of Mind, Brain,
and Education – Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa
The Social Neuroscience of Education – Louis Cozolino
The Owl Factor – André Hedlund