Deeper Learning that Transfers

Julie Stern

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About the Talk

A deeper learning 101, Julie explores ways to foster deeper learning in your students, helping them from merely ‘remembering’ to ‘transferring’ knowledge. Through examples of questions that help transfer learning, she gives you concrete strategies to help students transfer their knowledge. Julie examines the acquiring, organizing and transferring framework and its role in motivating students to want to learn. Don’t miss this if you’re looking to better understand and apply conceptual understanding in your teaching to facilitate rich knowledge transfer in your students.

Key Objectives and Takeaways

Through this workshop, you will be able to:

Select appropriate strategies that move students from surface to deep levels of learning
Help students take ownership of their learning and increase independence

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Julie Stern

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Disclaimer - This event is organised independently of and not endorsed by the IB. Toddle’s events and webinars are organised to enable an exchange of practices and ideas within the educator community and are not a replacement for official IB workshops. Views and opinions expressed by the speakers are their personal views and should not be construed as official guidance by the IB. Please seek assistance from your school’s IB coordinator and/or refer to official IB documents before implementing shared ideas and strategies in your classroom.

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Julie Stern

Julie Stern is passionate about synthesizing the best of education research into practical tools that support educators in breaking free of the industrial model of schooling and moving toward teaching and learning that promotes sustainability, equity, and well-being. She is the best-selling author of Learning that Transfers, Visible Learning for Social Studies, and Tools for Teaching Conceptual Understanding, Elementary and Secondary. She is the thought leader behind the global workshop series Making Sense of Learning Transfer and is a certified trainer in Visible Learning Plus. Julie is a James Madison Constitutional Fellow and taught social studies for many years in Washington, DC and her native Louisiana. You can learn more about Julie's work, here.

Concept-based Learning, Inquiry-based Learning

Deeper Learning that Transfers

A deeper learning 101, Julie explores ways to foster deeper learning in your students, helping them from merely ‘remembering’ to ‘transferring’ knowledge. Through examples of questions that help transfer learning, she gives you concrete strategies to help students transfer their knowledge. Julie examines the acquiring, organizing and transferring framework and its role in motivating students to want to learn. Don’t miss this if you’re looking to better understand and apply conceptual understanding in your teaching to facilitate rich knowledge transfer in your students.