Teaching Rebooted: Using the science of learning to transform classroom practice

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Teaching Rebooted uncovers the most important pieces of educational research on the science of learning, helping teachers to understand how we learn and retain information. Jon Tait explores strategies such as metacognition, interleaving, dual coding and retrieval practice, examining the evidence behind each approach and providing practical ideas to embed them in classroom practice. This pick-up-and-go manual highlights some of the classroom fads that have come and gone to allow readers to reflect on their practice and decision-making. It offers practical tips to help teachers change what they are doing in the classroom straightaway, bridging the gap between academic research and day-to-day practice for teachers at any stage of their career. Written by an experienced senior leader responsible for teaching and learning, school improvement, professional development and educational research, this guide will help reboot teaching so it is both evidence informed and effective.

Jon Tait is currently Deputy Headteacher and Director of Teaching School in a large and diverse UK secondary school. As a classroom teacher, he has experience of working in three different schools for over 15 years. His current responsibility areas include leading on teaching and learning, professional development, behaviour and welfare. Jon regularly presents at TeachMeets and teaching conferences in the UK and internationally, including in New York, Ohio and Dubai. Follow Jon on Twitter: @teamtait.

Once you've seen inside the world of Teaching Rebooted you can't go back, and that's a good thing: this book lights up the evidence base, connecting original research with classroom impact. A great resource for educators. -- Professor Stuart Kime * Director and Co-founder of Evidence Based Education, @ProfKime * Teaching Rebooted is an essential toolkit as it navigates the practitioner through ten fundamental elements of teaching practice. The practical sequence of identifying issues, summarising key research, and concluding with a range of high-impact strategies ensures that you can't help but feel equipped and empowered to know not just the evidence behind strategies, but also how to appropriately apply them. One of the best edu-books I've read and an absolute must-read! -- Alex Fairlamb * Associate Assistant Headteacher (Teaching and Learning, Curriculum), @lamb_heart_tea * The book will help reboot teaching so it is both evidence-informed and effective and is relevant for all stages of education. -- Colin Hill * UKEdChat * For anyone who likes scientific evidence and research to support why we teach in the way we do, or why we should change our approach, this is their perfect book. Each chapter is supported by laboratory tests, field work and educational studies combined with a wealth of incredibly, comprehensive support material. -- LoveReading4Schools Teaching Rebooted encourages the reader to critically engage with their professional practice, based on tried and tested strategies and interventions that contribute to more effective learning and classroom performance. -- Mary Mountstephen * SEN Magazine * This is a concise and well-written text that effectively summarises and synthesises research in order to provide teachers with a rationale for reframing their professional practice. It supports teachers and challenges institutions to recognise educational myths and to place evidence-based practice as the foundation for learning. * SEN Magazine *