1. Science of Learning What have we learned? Are K-12 teachers aware of what we know?

2. Science of Learning Cognitive science is a blend of psychology (cognitive and developmental), neuroscience, linguistics, artificial intelligence, philosophy, anthropology and education Meltzoff, Kuhl, Movellan & Sejnowski (2009), Science

3. Traditional Approaches 1)Educational psychology 2)Math and science education 3)Curriculum development

4. Are K-12 Teachers Aware? No Why not? –Taught outmoded (and often incorrect) knowledge. How can we change this situation? –That’s the aim of Deans for Impact! –But we also need professional development for in-service teachers Biology: medicine as science of learning: teaching

5. Smith (2007), Cognition and Instruction

6. Analogy As A Learning Mechanism Gentner, Levine et al., Cognitive Science, 2015 Aligned pair helps young children learn the brace principle from a museum exhibit in just a few minutes Learning generalizes to repair task Aligned Pair Unaligned Pair

7. Learning from Action to Abstraction Kontra, Lyons, Fischer & Beilock, Psychological Science, 2015 Embodied cognition

9. Spatial Thinking Is Malleable Uttal, Meadow, Hand, Lewis, Warren, & Newcombe, Psychological Bulletin, 2013 Moderate to large training effects Durability Transfer

10. Longitudinal Data from Large Representative Sample with Statistical Controls Wai, Lubinski & Benbow (2009) Standardized Score

11. Improving Individual Spatial Skills Uttal, Meadow, Hand, Lewis, Warren, & Newcombe, Psychological Bulletin, 2013 Standardized Spatial Ability Probability Before Training After Training

12. Can We Create Change?