Keep Moving It Forward
Author: Randy Brooks 
The summer of 2020 saw the coming together of the EnEd Friday Forum members with a book study of the Susan Ambrose, et al. publication, “How Learning Works:Â 7 Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching”.
Driven by the Introduction guidance of “learning results from what the student does and thinks and only from what the student does and thinks, and the teacher can advance learning only by influencing what the student does to learn,” the EEF Friday Forum membership explored lesson construction/delivery strategies and classroom environment design proven to lead to student success.
The engagement of faculty during this summer endeavor has spurred a Fall 2020 book study beginning October 2nd with the National Academies book, “How People Learn, Part II”.
Additional publications highlighted are:
Mindset:Â The New Psycology of Success —Â Carol Dweck
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance —Â Angela Duckworth
Essentials for Blended Learning: A Standards-Based Guide (Essentials of Online Learning) —Â Jaren Stein
Thrive Online: A New Approach for College Educators —Â Shannon Riggs
Most Likely to Succeed:Â Preparing our kids for the innovation era — Tony Wagner
Creating Cultures of Thinking:Â The 8 forces we must master to truly transform our schools. — Ron Ritchhart
The New Art and Science of Teaching (More than fifty new instructional strategies for academic success) — Robert Marzano
Make it Stick:Â The Science of Successful Learning — Peter Brown
Teach Students How to Learn:Â Strategies you can incorporate into any course to improve student metacognition, study skills, and motivation —Saundra Yancy McGuire
The Conditions of Learning and Theory of Instruction – Fourth Edition —Robert Gagne