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The William & Mary School of Education recently received a significant new funding boost from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance the recruitment and retention of STEM teachers. The $1.2 million award, presented to Associate Professor and Pavey Family Co-Chair in Instructional Technology Meredith Kier, ensures support for the Noyce Scholars Program for the next five years. The W&M Noyce Scholars Program, an integral part of the university's efforts to address the national shortage of highly qualified K-12 science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teachers, provides substantial scholarships to students interested in teaching math and science. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/eGFVa338 #wmsoe #wmtransforms

You are an expert in your field — however, you still need to learn and grow. How do you continue to learn and grow? Here are two categories of ideas: * Developing more depth of your (mental) models for concepts in the complex set of knowledge and skills. * Handling challenges in the learning process. The challenge in the advanced stage comes from integrating new knowledge and skills into your existing models for concepts while maintaining a high level of performance. This guide will help you understand how to integrate knowledge and skills into your models for concepts while handling challenges in the learning process — continuing your learning in the advanced stage! https://lnkd.in/gFcc_Haq Let me know how you are learning the advanced stage — I would enjoy chatting with you!

NEW COURSE ALERT: *“The Principles of Learning.”* Are you responsible for helping people learn? If yes, what a huge responsibility and opportunity! However, within the opportunity is a big challenge: Helping people learn deeply and efficiently is hard. There are many factors that affect the rate and depth of learning, which can change the learning outcome from successful to unsuccessful. The good news is that you *can* help people learn deeply and efficiently, creating successful learning outcomes. The way to create successful learning outcomes is to apply the *principles of learning*; these principles of learning will give all learners the best chance to maximize their learning! To bring the ideas of the principles of learning to life, I’ve created a course — access the course through the link. There are two versions of the course: * Self-Directed — Access to all videos and readings, but no feedback * Asynchronous — Access to all videos and readings, with personalized feedback https://lnkd.in/gZwz62PY If you have questions or comments, please let me know — I would love to discuss! #learning #LearningEngine #personalgrowthanddevelopment

Nice work — you’ve gotten to the intermediate stage of learning. However, this stage of learning can be tricky. How do you keep improving your knowledge and skills to become advanced in the topic? Linked below is a short guide for you: “How to Learn When You Are at an Intermediate Level.” This guide will help you understand how to continue your learning in the intermediate stage and progress to the advanced stage. https://lnkd.in/ge3xQ65a Let me know what topic you are learning — I would love to chat about your learning journey! #learning #intermediate #personalgrowthanddevelopment

A new graduate-level course -- "The Principles of Learning"! This course is offered through the Fresno Pacific University Continuing Education program, allowing students to earn three hours of graduate credit. The course description: "How do humans learn? How do the ways that humans learn affect you and those you teach and lead? This course will integrate theories from neuroscience, psychology, cognitive science, and other disciplines into a framework for the principles of learning, then show you how to apply the framework for the principles of learning. By applying the framework for the principles of learning in your areas of influence, you can maximize learning for everyone you teach and lead." If you have questions or comments, please let me know — I would love to discuss! #learning #education #personalgrowthanddevelopment 

📒 Barak Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction offers 10 evidence-based strategies that all teachers should know based on key research from cognitive science and research on master teachers. This poster outlines the lot! 👊 REPOST and grab a free HQ copy here: jamieleeclark.com/graphics

Are you starting a project in a topic that is completely new? Or, have you been dabbling with a topic for a while — but you still consider yourself a beginner? If you are, I have a guide for you: “How to Learn — When You Are in the Beginning Stage.” This guide will help you understand how to start as a beginning and progress to the intermediate stage. https://lnkd.in/g8wA7Kej Let me know what topic you are starting — I would love to chat about your learning journey!

NEW COURSE ALERT: *“The Principles of Learning.”* Are you responsible for helping people learn? If yes, what a huge responsibility and opportunity! However, within the opportunity is a big challenge: Helping people learn deeply and efficiently is hard. There are many factors that affect the rate and depth of learning, which can change the learning outcome from successful to unsuccessful. The good news is that you *can* help people learn deeply and efficiently, creating successful learning outcomes. The way to create successful learning outcomes is to apply the *principles of learning*; these principles of learning will give all learners the best chance to maximize their learning! To bring the ideas of the principles of learning to life, I’ve created a course — access the course through the link. There are two versions of the course: * Self-Directed — Access to all videos and readings, but no feedback * Asynchronous — Access to all videos and readings, with personalized feedback https://lnkd.in/gZwz62PY If you have questions or comments, please let me know — I would love to discuss! #learning #LearningEngine #personalgrowthanddevelopment