In Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning, learners will explore the most effective ways to increase learning through retrieval practice, spacing, interleaving, and feedback. Applying evidence based research from the course text to classrooms or educational settings, teachers will be empowered to increase attainment of learning outcomes in their students. 

Appropriate for elementary through secondary grade levels, participants will interact with other teachers to respond to reading, reflect upon their own practice, and reflect on application of concepts from the text to their own educational context.

Required Text:

Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning by Pooja K Agarwal and Patrice M Bain

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Define key instructional strategies such as retrieval practice, spacing, interleaving, and feedback-driven metacognition.
• Develop a deep understanding of powerful teaching strategies based on the science of learning and implement strategies in the classroom. 
• Think critically about current teaching practices and environment from a research-based perspective. 
• Choose and use appropriate evidence based strategies to positively impact student learning. 
• Develop and use tools to share the science of learning with relevant stakeholders.