The Architecture of Learning: Designing Instruction for the Learning Brain

by Kevin D. Washburn

Become an Architect of Learning! (blueprints included). The brain constructs new learning, sorting and labeling new data, comparing it with prior experience, and using resulting understandings to interact with the environment. Written for teachers, educational leaders, and instructional designers, this guide presents tools for developing teaching that engages the student thinking needed to construct learning. With applied research from neuroscience and cognitive psychology, The Architecture of Learning introduces a series of blueprints that strategically direct a teacher s thinking and planning. The resulting instruction capitalizes on the brain s penchant for patterns and moves students from recognizing a reference point for constructing new understanding to using new learning to think about and act on the real world. The Architecture of Learning Understanding how students learn, building blocks of learning, subject matter types and focus processes of learning, aligning learning, teaching, and assessment, critical and creative thinking in teaching and learning, evaluating and revising instruction

Genres: Education

286 pages, Paperback

First published January 21, 2010

Reviews

[Lilly · Rating 2 out of 5]

Alright kevin

[Courtney · Rating 3 out of 5]

repetitive.

[Amy Franks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read as part of a training for Foundations and Frameworks. A MUST for any new or established teacher.

[Lois Schlehuber · Rating 2 out of 5]

More than 60 charts and illustrations! MU-ltiple AB-reviations add to the CO-nfusion. When one has managed to sort through the distractions, the base is good, old-fashioned, common-sense teaching procedure...IMO.

[Tonya Singer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent application of brain research to a pedagogical framework. Clear and compelling examples make this an enjoyable read.