Making Schools Work: Bringing the Science of Learning to Joyful Classroom Practice

If we teach in the way that human brains learn, both students and their teachers will thrive!

This book aligns evidence from the learning sciences on how and what students need to learn with classroom practice (pre-K–12). It demonstrates, with hands-on examples, how a change in educational mindset (rather than in curriculum) can improve student outcomes on both standardized tests and a breadth of 21st-century skills.

Written collectively by classroom teachers, administrators, parents, and l...