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Science of Learning and Data-Driven Instruction with Kimberly Berens and Michael Mercanti-Anthony
Popular guest Dr. Kimberly Nix Berens returns to the show. She’s a scientist-educator, Founder of Fit Learning, and author of Blind Spots: Why students fail and the science that can save them. We’re also joined by Dr. Michael-Joseph Mercanti-Anthony, principal of Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy, a public school for students in grades 6-12 in the southwest Bronx.
We talk about:
Defining the science of learning, and which students and subjects it applies to
How instruction designed from the science of learning improves educational outcomes
Causes of skepticism (earned and unearned) and how…
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