1st Edition
Do I Have Your Attention? Understanding Memory Constraints and Maximizing Learning
Do I Have Your Attention? explores memory processing, how students learn, and offers practical guidance to help teachers tailor their instruction to be the most efficient and effective for learning.
Drawing on evidence from cognitive science, Part I offers an easy to understand explanation of the process of memory and highlights certain barriers that hinder students’ ability to learn. Part II introduces over a century of research into two widely applicable learning strategies and, drawing on the author’s extensive teaching experience, demonstrates a plethora of classroom applications that maximize learning while working within the known contraints of human memory.
Part of The InnerDrive Teacher CPD Academy series that offers a deep dive into the key areas that matter to teachers; this is essential reading for all teachers and school leaders that want evidence-based strategies which focus on impact in the classroom in sustainable and meaningful ways.
Part I Introduction to Part I 1. Memory Processing 2. The SAR Method 3. Choke Points: Attention 4. Pitfall: Multitasking 5. Choke Points & Pitfalls: Working Memory 6. Choke Points & Pitfalls: Long-Term Memory Part II Introduction to Part II 7. Introduction to Retrieval Practice 8. Anxiety, Stress Resistant Memories, & Collaboration 9. Improving Upon Multiple-Choice Questioning 10. Brain Dump, Color Coding, & What to Retrieve? 11. Introduction to Spaced Practice 12. The Exit Ticket & Last Lesson, Last Week, Last Month 13. Student Intuition, Modeling, & Framing Forgetting
Biography
Blake Harvard is a teacher at James Clemens High School in Madison, Alabama, USA.
