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Harvard University

Learning Deeply at Scale: The Challenge of Our Times

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Overview

Explore the challenges of deep learning at scale in American high schools through Jal Mehta's insightful presentation at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Delve into the current state of instruction, identify areas of improvement, and discover potential solutions. Examine the cognitive and emotional aspects of learning, understand the characteristics of effective deeper learning teachers, and learn about the cycle of mastery. Investigate the opportunities for deeper learning within the existing school structure, and analyze the tension between performance and learning orientations. Gain insights from successful examples and consider ways to reimagine the educational system for more effective and meaningful learning experiences.

Syllabus

Introduction
Ambitious Instruction
Deeper Learning
Why Care
What to Expect
What is Learning Deeply
Cognitive Side of Learning
Effective Dimension
Philosophy
Deeper Learning Teachers
What differentiated these people
How do people become deeply knowledgeable
Kristins story
Cycle of Mastery
Opportunities for Deeper Learning
Grammar of schooling
Performance vs Learning Orientation
periphery vs core
Hamlet in a hip hop elective
Rehearsal
The Eight Elements
How to Improve Things
Examples of Success
Reimagining School

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