PD - Science of Learning Persuasive Writing

Over the last several decades, researchers in cognitive psychology and education science have built a clear picture of how human beings actually learn, knowledge we can employ in our teaching to reduce the load on young writers. 

How we take new information in, hold it, store it, retrieve it, and eventually use it in new situations, influences the way we structure and deliver writing lessons, and units of learning.

Each chapter of this course introduces one principle from cognitive science, grounds it in the practice of real working writers, and translates it into concrete practice teachers can use to make change in their lesson design and delivery.

This course contains:

• Explanation of the theory of Science of Learning

• Practical applications for your classroom

• Examples of how real world authors apply the Science of Learning in their work

• 1 x Persusive Writing Unit Plan

• 13 x Persuasive Writing Lessons

• 1 x Persuasive Mentor Text

• Ongoing support for how to Teach Writing Like a Writer