Every day, every student in every school will have two essential things with them: their developing brain and their developing identity. They will never forget them. Teachers, schools, and districts that explore the science of how the brain learns side-by-side how students feel and experience a sense of academic and social belonging in school are creating the conditions for students to achieve their full potential.
This session will explore how lesson planning, direct instruction, checks for understanding, retrieval practice, feedback, and formative assessment are not just teaching and learning strategies; they are belonging strategies.
Participants will leave with “next-day” strategies and frameworks to share with their colleagues and apply to their instructional design and work with students.
Prepare this session by reading “
Setting the Conditions for Learning: Why Belonging and Great Teaching Always Matter.”
