Research School Network: Principles of Powerful Learning – 10 key concepts for the classroom Over 5 sessions Steve Trafford explores 10 principles drawn from cognitive science to help teachers in the classroom.

Join our 5 free sessions for newly qualified and recently qualified teachers, trainee teachers and mentors.

The Principles of Powerful Learning are 10 principles drawn from Cognitive Science that help teachers understand how students think, learn and remember.

Understanding these principles can help teachers optimise the way they explain concepts, design tasks, and sequence learning.

The course will break down each of the principles, and provide practical examples and non-examples from the classroom to illustrate each one.

Participants will also receive a PDF resource with further explanation, exemplification and reading for each principle.

Attendees: Newly qualified and recently qualified teachers, trainee teachers and mentors.

The sessions will take place on the following dates – participants should attend all sessions:

1. Principles 1& 2. Motivation drives attention & Learning requires attention. Monday 17 March 3.30 – 5pm.
2. Principles 3& 4. Working memory is limited & Match new knowledge to prior knowledge. Monday 24 March 3.30 – 5pm.
3. Principles 5& 6. Consider cognitive load & Use words with images and graphics. Monday 31 March 3.30 – 5pm.
4. Principles 7& 8. Multiple interactions are needed & Build up through repetition. Monday 28 April 3.30 – 5pm.
5. Principles 9& 10. Connect and link to learn & Vary and space out to retain. Monday 12 May 3.30 – 5pm.