I think CLT is *the* grand organising theory for everything that teachers need to know about cognitive science.
This paper takes all the components of a model of how we learn, and organises them into a usable framework for how to teach.
And, importantly, how *not* to teach...
🔥Killer quote 1:
"...any instructional design that flouts or merely ignores working memory limitations inevitably is deficient."
🔥Killer quote 2: "Limited working memory is one of the defining aspects of human cognitive architecture and, accordingly, all instructional designs should be analyzed from a cognitive load perspective."
And, finally, there are huge implications for how we train teachers. Any T-Ed methods that don't help teachers respond to the working memory demands of the job should be avoided.
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Lots of schools argue that coaching pairs should be Novice - - > Expert, or that teachers should be exclusively paired with subject specialists.
💡Insight:
Papay and colleagues argue that coaches should be matched with teachers around specific skills. For example, a teacher that is weak in behaviour management is paired with an expert in this area.
There's significant evidence that this method has a real impact.