Course Objectives

• Describe the systems, structures, and processes the brain uses to create, store, and retrieve memories.
• Use the brain’s reliance on pattern recognition and emotion to strengthen lesson planning.
• Explore the structure and function of the explicit memory system.
• Develop strategies to enhance declarative memory of academic content.
• Explore the structure and function of the implicit memory system.
• Develop strategies to enhance declarative memory of academic content.
• Explore the structure and function of the implicit memory system.
• Develop strategies to enhance procedural memory of academic skills.
• Compare the structure and uses of working memory and long-term memory.
• Develop strategies for enhancing students' long-term retention of knowledge and skills.
• Examine the importance of reflection in strengthening retention and building understanding.
• Create activities that encourage and enhance reflection upon learned content and skills.
• Explore the challenges of applying skill and content knowledge in contexts different from those in which they were learned.
• Develop strategies to help students transfer knowledge across subject areas and beyond school.

Syllabus

(ASCD PD Online course, 2011) Reimagined self-paced asynchronous online course. Upon completion, learners will be awarded an ASCD Certificate worth up to 20 Clock Hours.