The Science of Learning: Using Research to Build Success and Well-Being in Elementary Classrooms

Presented by Christine Lewis, Lower School Teaching and Learning Strategist, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School (MD), and Lower School Research Lead, The CTTL

Sponsored by The Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning

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Insights from the Science of Learning hold tremendous promise to improve learning outcomes and well-being, make education more equitable, and increase teacher quality. Learn how to translate big ideas from research into everyday practices from a teacher who also knows the science.

This edWebinar, facilitated by the internationally recognized Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning (CTTL), dives into the most promising research that can transform how we teach to align with what is known about the way young children learn. Christine Lewis, Lower School Research Lead for The CTTL, uses the Science of Learning to teach the Science of Learning for the elementary environment. By viewing this edWebinar, you are able to:

• Connect, extend, and challenge your current understanding of how the brain learns and classroom practices with new ideas and ways of engaging with students
• Apply promising research-informed strategies and insights from Mind, Brain, and Education (MBE) science to common opportunities in the elementary classroom
• Connect motivation, academic resiliency, and the belonging mindset to how you work with each individual student

This recorded edWebinar is of interest to PreK-5 teachers, librarians, school and district leaders, instructional specialists, professional development coordinators, and instructional coaches.

About the Presenter

Christine Lewis is currently the Lower School teaching and learning strategist at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School and The Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning (CTTL) Lower School research lead. Over the past 18 years, she has taught in every grade from kindergarten through fourth grade, and for the last two years, she led the early childhood and elementary faculty investigation of research-informed, evidence-driven instructional design for academic growth and student well-being. This work produced The Elementary Roadmap: MBE Strategies for Teaching & Learning; The Learning Brain: A Curriculum for Wellbeing & Success (pilot); and the soon-to-be-published, The Early Childhood Placemat: MBE Strategies for Teaching & Learning for The CTTL at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School. Christine is a constant learner with a background in science and a passion for poetry; using both in the service of our youngest learners by taking research into the classroom where the magic happens. She has earned a BSc in chemistry from Waikato University in New Zealand and an MS in the science of instruction from Drexel University.

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Founded in 2011, The Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning creates research-informed professional development solutions centered in Mind, Brain, and Education (MBE) Science for educators. The Center’s mission is to use the science of learning to help teachers maximize their effectiveness and help students achieve their highest potential.