Helping Students Focus on and Make Sense of Their Learning (McREL)
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- Austin (Main Campus)
- 12 CPE Credits
- $200
Phases 3-4 of the 6-Phase Model of Student Learning
In today’s distraction-filled world, helping students focus is only the first step—true learning happens when students actively process new information, make meaning, and connect it to what they already know.
Join expert facilitators from McREL for this engaging 2-day professional learning experience centered on the middle phases of The McREL Institute’s Six-Phase Model of Student Learning and grounded in strategies from The New Classroom Instruction That Works (CITW).You’ll learn how to help students stay focused, think deeply, and make sense of their learning in ways that stick.
What You’ll Learn
- What brain science reveals about the limits of working memory and student attention
- Practical ways to help distracted learners sustain focus and engagement
- How to support students in making meaning and connecting new learning to prior knowledge
- When and how to apply high-impact strategies, including:
- Vocabulary Instruction
- Strategy Instruction & Modeling
- Visualizations & Concrete Examples
- High-Level Questions & Student Explanations
- Guided Initial Application with Formative Feedback
- Peer-Assisted Consolidation of Learning
What You’ll Walk Away With
Leave with a practical toolkit of strategies and resources you can immediately use to increase student focus, deepen understanding, and support active learning in your classroom.