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Teaching and Learning:
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Summer Reading
Learning isn't just for students at RDS: faculty and staff focused on professional development during Work Week with group discussions of their shared summer reading, Why Don't Students Like School? by cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham. The book seeks to connect research in neuroscience to practical classroom application, considering such questions as "How can I get students to practice without boredom?" and "How can I target lessons just beyond the horizon of what my students know and can do?" Teachers, staff, and administrators worked together in cross-divisional groups to share their reactions to the book and its implications for their work with students and families.
