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Make It Stick

by Peter C. Brown • 2014

Rereading feels good but does little. The counterintuitive habits that build knowledge that lasts.

4.15

22k+

🔬 Learning Science 🧠 Retrieval Practice ⏳ Spaced Repetition

Make It Stick

Rereading feels good but does little. The counterintuitive habits that build knowledge that lasts.

by Peter C. Brown 2014 313 pages

4.15

22k+ ratings

🔬 Learning Science 🧠 Retrieval Practice ⏳ Spaced Repetition

The Well-Trained Mind

by Susan Wise Bauer • 1999

A K-12 curriculum building memory, logic, and expression around the story of civilization.

4.33

7k+

🏛️ Classical Education 📋 Homeschool Planning 🧒 Developmental Stages

The Well-Trained Mind

A K-12 curriculum building memory, logic, and expression around the story of civilization.

by Susan Wise Bauer 1999 864 pages

4.33

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Classical Education 📋 Homeschool Planning 🧒 Developmental Stages

Frames of Mind

by Howard Gardner • 1983

Eight distinct intelligences, not one. Each with its own brain wiring and developmental clock.

3.95

2k+

🧠 Cognitive Pluralism 🏫 Educational Reform 📊 Beyond Iq

Frames of Mind

Eight distinct intelligences, not one. Each with its own brain wiring and developmental clock.

by Howard Gardner 1983 469 pages

3.95

2k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Pluralism 🏫 Educational Reform 📊 Beyond Iq

Teach Your Children Well

by Madeline Levine • 2012

Childhood isn't college prep. The skills that predict adult success, stage by stage.

3.93

1k+

🏆 Achievement Culture 🌱 Holistic Parenting 🧸 Play-Based Learning

Teach Your Children Well

Childhood isn't college prep. The skills that predict adult success, stage by stage.

by Madeline Levine 2012 297 pages

3.93

1k+ ratings

🏆 Achievement Culture 🌱 Holistic Parenting 🧸 Play-Based Learning

Middle School Matters

by Phyllis L. Fagell • 2019

Ten skills that make or break middle school. Concrete ways parents can build every one.

4.02

500+

🏫 Middle School Parenting 🧠 Adolescent Development 📋 Executive Function

Middle School Matters

Ten skills that make or break middle school. Concrete ways parents can build every one.

by Phyllis L. Fagell 2019 322 pages

4.02

500+ ratings

🏫 Middle School Parenting 🧠 Adolescent Development 📋 Executive Function

Generation Z Unfiltered

by Tim Elmore • 2019

Gen Z has endless information but almost no wisdom. Nine ways adults can close the gap.

4.06

500+

🧑‍💻 Gen Z 🌱 Youth Development 📱 Digital Natives

Generation Z Unfiltered

Gen Z has endless information but almost no wisdom. Nine ways adults can close the gap.

by Tim Elmore 2019 311 pages

4.06

500+ ratings

🧑‍💻 Gen Z 🌱 Youth Development 📱 Digital Natives

Your Students, My Students, Our Students

by Lee Ann Jung • 2019

Every child belongs to every teacher. The practical roadmap for actually making inclusion work.

3.84

303

🏫 Inclusive Classrooms 🤝 Co-Teaching 🏗️ Universal Design For Learning

Your Students, My Students, Our Students

Every child belongs to every teacher. The practical roadmap for actually making inclusion work.

by Lee Ann Jung 2019 240 pages

3.84

303 ratings

🏫 Inclusive Classrooms 🤝 Co-Teaching 🏗️ Universal Design For Learning

e-Learning by Design

by William Horton • 2006

Stop building courses that just present slides. The activity-first system for e-learning that works.

3.89

219

🎯 Instructional Design 🏢 Workplace Learning 💻 Online Learning

e-Learning by Design

Stop building courses that just present slides. The activity-first system for e-learning that works.

by William Horton 2006 640 pages

3.89

219 ratings

🎯 Instructional Design 🏢 Workplace Learning 💻 Online Learning

Teach Your Gift

by Danny Iny • 2020

Build a course business that actually works: pilot small, co-create with students, then scale.

3.94

160

🎓 Online Course Creation 💻 Digital Education 📐 Instructional Design

Teach Your Gift

Build a course business that actually works: pilot small, co-create with students, then scale.

by Danny Iny 2020 129 pages

3.94

160 ratings

🎓 Online Course Creation 💻 Digital Education 📐 Instructional Design

Making Kids Cleverer

by David Didau • 2019

We told schools to teach skills, not facts. Now the evidence says that was a mistake.

4.17

130

🧱 Knowledge Rich Curriculum 📚 Explicit Instruction 🧠 Cognitive Load Theory

Making Kids Cleverer

We told schools to teach skills, not facts. Now the evidence says that was a mistake.

by David Didau 2019 479 pages

4.17

130 ratings

🧱 Knowledge Rich Curriculum 📚 Explicit Instruction 🧠 Cognitive Load Theory

Learning That Sticks

by Bryan Goodwin • 2020

Classrooms often fight how the brain learns. A model for aligning teaching with our natural wiring.

4.13

🏫 K-12 Instruction 🔬 Learning Science 🧠 Brain-Based Learning

Learning That Sticks

Classrooms often fight how the brain learns. A model for aligning teaching with our natural wiring.

by Bryan Goodwin 2020 167 pages

4.13

68 ratings

🏫 K-12 Instruction 🔬 Learning Science 🧠 Brain-Based Learning

The Learning Power Approach

by Guy Claxton • 2017

A classroom blueprint for building students who can learn anything, even after they leave your room.

4.13

🧭 Student Autonomy 🔄 Learning To Learn 🔍 Inquiry Based Learning

The Learning Power Approach

A classroom blueprint for building students who can learn anything, even after they leave your room.

by Guy Claxton 2017 288 pages

4.13

40 ratings

🧭 Student Autonomy 🔄 Learning To Learn 🔍 Inquiry Based Learning

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