Teaching Approaches 

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The Science of Learning has a direct impact on day to day teaching in the classroom.  This section provides the science behind the methods and several useful strategies to get you started.  Click here

                                                         Universal Design for Learning

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a way to think about planning for teaching so that everyone is included or has access to learning.  It's a way to think about providing access to curriculum, to having opportunities to think, create, contribute, make mistakes, access to social and emotional learning and development, and access to learning spaces and opportunities.  To learn more, Click here

UDL is a way of thinking...a way of planning...a way to provide equitable learning opportunities.  Because of that I do not separate UDL and Differentiated Instruction....I think that's creating a false dichotomy.  Instead, Differentiated Instruction is considered here under the umbrella of UDL as a means to enabling diverse learners different paths to the same or associated outcomes within the curriculum.

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Great Books

Don't you just love that feeling of finding a great book to tell all your friends about?  When you find an amazing book that challenges your thinking or inspires you or provides hope or new knowledge, you want everyone to know about it.  This section highlights great books that do that!  Click here

                                                   Great Websites

Check out this selection of education websites.  These sites were chosen to provide helpful teaching ideas, new and helpful information about how children learn and an assortment of useful resources to follow up on.  Click here

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Great Documents

In this section you will find documents that are designed for educators as practice guides...intended to sit on the edge of a teacher's desk for easy referral.  These documents are usually created by research panels, practicing specialists or agencies.   Check out these great documents!  Click here

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Great Articles

In this section there are a number of research articles and opinion pieces worth considering.  Teachers do not have a lot of time on their hands to read and study current research on teaching and learning.  However, if time was to be carved out of their already-overloaded schedules these are the articles I would recommend.

Click here to access this growing library of reading resources.

Connect with me....

Hi, my name is Chris Mattatall and I curate this website for the purpose of sharing it with classroom teachers who want to learn more about how the learning sciences can powerfully impact and influence learning.  The Science of Learning and Development (SoLD) is a growing field and you are likely to hear a lot more from it in the coming years.  We are learning a lot about how human beings learn and develop from cognitive science, education, anthropology, psychology, computer science, sociology and many other disciplines.  These all contribute to the learning sciences, or Science of Learning...and this page is dedicated to that work.

I am an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology and Inclusion in the Faculty of Education at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada.  I work amongst a team of colleagues who desire to see pre-service teachers develop into professional educators in all aspects of their professional careers.  The Science of Learning and Development is just one area that helps classroom teachers thrive.
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