This week, we are diving further into the book "Why Don't Students Like School?" by Daniel Willingham. Specifically, we are exploring ideas of understanding abstract ideas, practice that works, and thinking like the experts.  If you like what you hear, we would love it if you could share this episode with a colleague or friend. And make sure you subscribe so that you don’t miss out on any new content! And consider supporting the show by buying us a coffee or two! We would love to hear from you – leave a comment on our website OR check out our FLIPGRID! Featured Content **For detailed show notes, please visit our website at https://edugals.com/117** Why Don't Students Like School by Daniel WillinghamHow To Get Students Thinking - E110Strategies for Enhancing Memory & Critical Thinking - E113Chapter 4 key ideas:"We understand new things in the context of things we already know and most of what we know is concrete"Analogies and concrete examples (need to be familiar to students)Learning That Transfers book by Julie SternACT model (acquire, connect, transfer)Understanding is built on combining past knowledge in new waysShallow (limited to specific contexts) vs Deep knowledge (connections and application to new contexts)Transfer - surface (scenario) vs deep (concept) structureExpectations for deep knowledge needs to be realisticMultiple examplesChapter 5 key ideas:"It is virtually impossible to become proficient at a metal task without extended practice"Working memory has limited space - it's the fundamental bottleneck of human cognition!Chunking is a great strategyNot all things need to be practiced - what needs to be automatized?Cramming vs spaced practiceOverlearning offers protection against forgettingPractice helps transfer!Spaced practice with Retrieval GridsChapter 6 key ideas:“Cognition early in training is fundamentally different from cognition late in training"Students are not experts!Experts have a large amount of knowledge (facts, procedural), more sensitive to subtle cues (classroom management), clustered thinking (functions or deep structures)Students are ready to comprehend but not to create knowledgeDon't expect novices to learn by doing what experts doJust because student’s can’t create like experts doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t create (science fair projects) - great for motivation!Support the showConnect with EduGals: Twitter @EduGals Rachel @dr_r_johnson Katie @KatieAttwell EduGals Website Support the show