Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
Essential reading for cognitive science for teachers. This book translates research on retrieval practice, spaced learning, and interleaving into practical evidence-based teaching strategies. Perfect for teacher professional development and understanding how brain-based teaching works.
Why Don’t Students Like School?
Willingham masterfully explains cognitive science research in accessible language. Covers working memory, attention and learning, motivation theory, and why students remember what they think about. Must-read for neuroscience professional development for educators.
Visible Learning for Teachers
Meta-analysis of what works in education. Essential for evidence-based teaching training and understanding research-based teaching methods. Perfect resource for school leadership professional development workshops focused on instructional effectiveness.
Understanding How We Learn
Practical guide to learning science for teachers. Covers six evidence-based teaching strategies backed by cognitive science research: spaced practice, retrieval practice, elaboration, interleaving, concrete examples, and dual coding. Perfect for teacher training programs.
The Learning Scientists
Excellent resource for neuroscience in education training. Translates educational neuroscience research into classroom strategies. Great for faculty workshops and brain-based teaching professional development.
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Essential reading for motivation science for teachers. Explains intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation, autonomy, mastery, and purpose. Perfect for understanding student engagement and creating brain-based teaching environments that motivate.
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Foundational work on growth mindset theory. Essential for cognitive science professional development focused on motivation and student engagement. Shows how brain-based teaching can foster resilience and learning orientation in K-12 education.
How Learning Works
Comprehensive overview of learning science research with practical applications. Covers prior knowledge (schema theory), motivation, development, practice, feedback, and metacognition. Excellent for instructional leadership training workshop programs.
Small Teaching
Practical brain-based teaching strategies you can implement immediately. Based on cognitive science for teachers research about memory, attention, and motivation. Perfect for busy educators wanting evidence-based teaching training.
Powerful Teaching
Deep dive into retrieval practice and spaced learning. Translates cognitive science research into practical working memory strategies for classroom use. Essential for teacher professional development workshops on evidence-based education.