Course Summary
Uncommon Sense Teaching is a course that offers innovative and unconventional teaching methods that can help educators improve student outcomes. The course emphasizes the importance of creativity, engagement, and critical thinking in the classroom.Key Learning Points
- Learn how to create a learning environment that inspires students to think creatively and critically
- Discover new teaching techniques that can help you engage students and improve learning outcomes
- Gain insights into the latest research on teaching and learning
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Develop new skills and techniques for teaching
- Improve student outcomes and engagement
- Stay up-to-date with the latest research on teaching and learning
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- No prior teaching experience necessary
- Interest in innovative and unconventional teaching methods
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Online
- Self-paced
Similar Courses
- Teaching with Technology
- Innovative Teaching Strategies
Related Education Paths
Notable People in This Field
- Ken Robinson
- Sir John Hattie
Related Books
Description
Do your students spend too much (or too little) time learning, with disappointing results? Do they procrastinate in their study because it’s boring and they’re easily distracted? Are you working to make your teaching even more inclusive? Uncommon Sense Teaching will give you practical new insights that will help you solve these goals and challenges, and many more.
Outline
- Active Learning for All
- 1: The Essence of How We Learn
- 2: Learn It, Link It
- 3: How Students Fool Themselves into Thinking They’re Learning
- 4: Teaching Inclusively—The Importance of Working Memory Capacity
- 5: Tricks for Expanding Working Memory (Hint—It Involves Long-Term Memory)
- 6: Inclusivity, Differentiation, and Scaffolding
- 7: Practical Insights Related to Working Memory
- 8: What Is Active Learning?
- 9: Summary Week 1
- Uncommon Sense Teaching Course Syllabus
- Guidance in Applying for Continuing Education or Professional Development Credit
- The Fundamentals of Learning and Inclusive Teaching
- Diving into the Practicalities of Teaching and Learning Inclusively
- The Fundamentals of Learning and Inclusive Teaching
- Teaching and Learning Inclusively & Other Week 1 Materials
- Helping the Brain Build Better Links for Learning
- 1: Introduction to the Declarative Learning System (Hip Hip, Hooray!)
- 2: I Do Declare, There’s a Hip Way to Get Info into Long-Term Memory!
- 3: Concussion Dealt Me a Knockout Blow—The Value of Consolidation
- 4: The Value of Metaphor
- 5: Introduction to Procedural Learning
- 6: Drill to SKILL
- 7: The Power of Exercise
- 8: The Vital Importance of Focus
- 9: Summary Video Week 2: Helping the Brain Build Better Links for Learning
- Declarative Learning, Consolidation, and Metaphor
- Procedural Learning, Exercise, and Focus
- Declarative Learning, Consolidation, and Metaphor
- Procedural Learning, Exercise, and Focus & Other Week 2 (& 1) Materials
- Practice, Passion, and Procrastination
- 1: Focused and Diffuse Modes
- 2: Procrastination and the Pomodoro Technique
- 3: Diving Deeper into Procrastination
- 4: Don’t Just Follow Your Passions—Broaden Them!
- 5: Practice—the Key to Remarkable Changes
- 6: Motivation, Habit, and Salt
- 7: Rubrics
- 8: Helping Students Succeed in Test-Taking
- 9: Ensuring Equity, Fairness, and Inclusion in Your Testing
- 10: Week 3 Summary
- Procrastination, Practice, and Passion
- Fairness for Success, Introduction to Motivation, and (oh no!) Rubrics!
- Procrastination, Practice, and Passion
- Practice, Passion, and Procrastination & Other Week 3 Materials (with a bit of Week 2 Review!)
- How Human Brains Evolved—and Why This Matters for your Teaching
- 1: Children’s Changing Brains
- 2: When It Comes to Learning, Some Stuff Is Easy and Some Is Hard
- 3: How Should Teaching Change as Students Grapple with More Difficult Material?
- 4: Teacher-Directed Instruction Leads to Student-Directed Approaches
- 5: Driving Home the Main Ideas
- 6: Summary Video Week 4
- 7: Wrap Up, Course 1
- Insight from Evolution on How Modern Humans Learn
- Direct Instruction: A Magic Mixture of Explicit Instruction and Active Learning
- Rate this course (and its accompanying book, if you had the chance to read it)
- Quiz: Insight from Evolution on How Modern Humans Learn
- Final examination
Summary of User Reviews
Discover the best practices in teaching with Uncommon Sense Teaching course on Coursera. Users rave about the course's practical approach and engaging content.Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course
Users appreciate the practical approach of the course and how it provides real-world examples that are easy to understand.Pros from User Reviews
- Engaging and informative content
- Practical approach to teaching
- Real-world examples that are easy to understand
- Great course for new and experienced teachers
Cons from User Reviews
- Some users found the course too basic
- Limited interaction with instructors
- Course materials may not be applicable in all teaching environments
Barbara OakleyTop Instructor
4.8 Raiting
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