Teaching for Understanding and Transfer of Learning

Julie Stern, Jay McTighe and Michael McDowell

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Contemporary education needs to continue to shift from an emphasis on knowledge acquisition, to a focus on understanding ideas and learning processes which can be applied across a range of contexts. Learning transfer means that students can use past learning in new situations, in increasingly complex ways. Join authors and educators, Jay McTighe, Julie Stern and Michael McDowell in this thought leadership panel, as they discuss essential questions such as what it means to understand something and what kind of experiences support learning transfer.

Noteworthy highlights

Future-proof your lessons with learning transfer strategies
Learn best practices in pedagogy that will inspire fruitful learning transfer in your students, regardless of the subject matter

Speakers

Julie Stern

Learning Facilitator, Education to Save the World

Jay McTighe

Author, Consultant and Co-creator of the UbD framework

Michael McDowell

Author, Hinge Education

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.

Jay McTighe

Jay McTighe is a veteran educator, having served as a teacher, resource specialist, program coordinator, and director of a state program for gifted students. He is an accomplished author, having co-authored 18 books, including the award-winning and best-selling Understanding by Design series with Grant Wiggins. His books have been translated into fourteen languages. Jay has also written more than 50 book chapters, articles and blogs, and been published in leading journals, including Educational Leadership (ASCD), Edutopia and Education Week. Jay has an extensive background in professional development and is a regular speaker at state, national and international conferences and workshops. He has made presentations in 47 states within the United States, in 7 Canadian provinces, and internationally in 38 countries on six continents.

Michael McDowell

Michael McDowell, EdD has been a public school educator for sixteen years as a classroom teacher, academic and athletic coach, school principal, assistant superintendent of personnel and instruction, and superintendent. Dr. McDowell currently serves as the Superintendent of the Ross School District. Previously, Dr. McDowell was a national faculty member for the Buck Institute of Education, adjunct professor at San Francisco State University, a school development coach at the New Tech Network, and an advisor to educational organizations focused on equity, excellence, and innovation. Dr. McDowell contributes time to his community by participating as the Chair for the Operational Steering Committee of the Special Education Local Plan Area, board member for the School of Environmental Leadership and as the advisory chair for One Percent for Education. He is the author of many books, most recently: Teaching for Transfer: A Guide for Designing Learning with Real-World Application (2020), and The Busy Teacher: Differentiation for Every Classroom (2021).

Curriculum Planning, Inquiry-based Learning

Teaching for Understanding and Transfer of Learning

Contemporary education needs to continue to shift from an emphasis on knowledge acquisition to a focus on understanding ideas and learning processes which can be applied across a range of contexts. Learning transfer means that students can use past learning in new situations, in increasingly complex ways. Join authors and educators, Jay McTighe, Julie Stern and Michael McDowell in this thought leadership panel as they discuss essential questions such as : What does it mean to understand something? What kind of experiences support learning transfer?