{"id":67363,"date":"2019-06-10T14:21:36","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T18:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=67363"},"modified":"2019-06-10T14:29:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T18:29:48","slug":"four-research-based-strategies-every-teacher-should-be-using-gonzalez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2019\/06\/10\/four-research-based-strategies-every-teacher-should-be-using-gonzalez\/","title":{"rendered":"Four research-based strategies every teacher should be using [Gonzalez]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cultofpedagogy.com\/powerful-teaching\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Four research-based strategies every teacher should be using<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from cultofpedagogy.com\u00a0 by Jennifer Gonzalez<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt <span style=\"color: #800000;\">(emphasis DSC):<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">[Per Jennifer] Cognitive scientist Pooja Agarwal and K-12 teacher Patrice Bain have collaborated on a new book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Powerful-Teaching-Unleash-Science-Learning\/dp\/111952184X\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning<\/a>. In the book, they go into detail about what it looks like when we actually apply four research-based \u201cPower Tools\u201d in the classroom: <strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">retrieval practice, spaced practice, interleaving, and feedback-driven metacognition<\/span><\/strong>\u2014which is one we haven\u2019t covered at all on this podcast. Today I\u2019m going to talk with Pooja and Patrice about these strategies, the research behind why they work, and some ways you can start using them right away in your instruction.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Instead of assigning homework to give students practice with course material, give mini-quizzes at the start of each class that ask 3-5 questions about the prior day\u2019s learning. These should either receive no grades or be given a very low point value, because the goal of these is to\u00a0<em>reinforce the learning<\/em>, not measure or grade student work.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">In her social studies classroom, Bain used to assign homework most nights, and found that not only was she spending up to two hours a night grading it, it also was doing nothing to help students retain information.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four research-based strategies every teacher should be using &#8212; from cultofpedagogy.com\u00a0 by Jennifer Gonzalez Excerpt (emphasis DSC): [Per Jennifer] Cognitive scientist Pooja Agarwal and K-12 teacher Patrice Bain have collaborated on a new book, Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning. 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