In this episode, Court Shuller, a 7th-grade ELA teacher in South Jersey, shares their experience of planning lessons and units through a cognitive science lens. They’ll share how the 3 principles of Cognitive Load Theory, Prior Knowledge, and Effortful Thinking can be reflected in their classroom.

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Powerful Teaching-Pooja Agarwal &Patrice Bain

TLAC Guide to the Science of Reading-Doug Lemov, Colleen Driggs, & Erica Woolway

Learning How to Learn-Barbara Oakley

Minding the Gap-Substack by Natalie Wexler

The Knowledge Gap-Natalie Wexler

Beyond the Science of Reading-Natalie Wexler

Pomodoro Studying Technique

Outsmart Your Brain-Daniel Willingham

Why Don’t Students Like School?-Daniel Willingham

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