S4E4: Viewing Lessons through a Cognitive Science Lens with Court Shuller

12/10/2025 24 min Temporada 4 Episodio 4
S4E4: Viewing Lessons through a Cognitive Science Lens with Court Shuller

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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.Show Notes:Powerful Teaching-Pooja Agarwal &Patrice BainTLAC Guide to the Science of Reading-Doug Lemov, Colleen Driggs, & Erica WoolwayLearning How to Learn-Barbara OakleyMinding the Gap-Substack by Natalie WexlerThe Knowledge Gap-Natalie WexlerBeyond the Science of Reading-Natalie WexlerPomodoro Studying TechniqueOutsmart Your Brain-Daniel WillinghamWhy Don’t Students Like School?-Daniel WillinghamShow Notes:Road to Reading WebpageSoR Resource PageSeason 2-episodesSeason 3-episodes

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