Session 1 and Video

How people learn

Developmental Pathways
• How do children develop and learn?
• How can teachers support students ‘development and learning?

Session 3 and video.

Cognitive Processing
• How do we process information so that we can use it effectively later?
• How can teachers organize learning to support student understanding?
 Session 4 and video

Multiple intelligence
• How are students “smart “in different ways?
• How can teachers use multiple intelligences in the
classroom?
 Session 5 and video

Emotions feelings count

Emotional intelligence
• How do emotions affect learning, and how does
the classroom affect emotions?
• How can teachers foster emotional intelligence and create emotionally safe
classroom environments?
 Session 6 and video

Culture and learning

• What role does culture play in learning?
• How can teachers develop culturally responsive
practices?

Session 7 and video

Learning from Others: Learning in a Social Context
• How do people learn in social contexts?
• How can teachers develop communities of learning?

Session 8 and video

Watch It, Do It, Know It: Cognitive Apprenticeship

• How can students learn to think strategically?
• How can teachers make thinking visible for their students and support more
powerful learning?
 Session 9 and video

Metacognition
• How can people learn by reflecting on what they know
and do?
• How can teachers help students think about their own
thinking?
 Session 10 and video

The Structure of the Disciplines

• How does the way knowledge is organized
influence learning?
• How can teachers use the structure of a discipline
to organize their teaching and enhance student
learning?
 Session 11 and video

Learning and Transfer

• How do people transfer skills and
knowledge from one situation to
another?
• How can we teach for transfer?

Session 12 and Video

Motivation and Learning

• What motivates us to learn?
• How can teachers create motivating learning environments?

Session 13 and video

Creating Classrooms and Schools

That Support Learning
• How can schools organize for
powerful learning?