This week, we are helping you harness the power of cognitive principles to elevate your teaching practice. In this final instalment of our book study, we'll explore how we can leverage all of our learning from Daniel Willingham's book "Why Don't Students Like School" to help us become the best teachers that we can be. 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/127** Why Don't Students Like School by Daniel WillinghamHow To Get Students Thinking - E110Strategies for Enhancing Memory & Critical Thinking - E113Learning That Transfers - E117Supporting Different Types of Learners - E121How Technology Influences Student Thinking - E125Chapter 10 key ideas:We're taking a break for the summer and we'll be back August 15thNew book study coming up in the 2023-2024 school year: Grading for Equity by Joe FeldmanLet's apply all of the cognitive principles in this book to our teaching practices!Guiding Principle: “Teaching, like any complex cognitive skill, must be practiced to be improved"Teaching is very demanding of working memoryNew teachers - learning factual knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, procedures etc and it takes time! Experienced teachers also go through growth and learning with new coursesDeliberate practice:Pick one small skill, select a specific goalGet feedbackPush yourself outside of your comfort zoneIt's mentally demanding... and not funPractice indirect skillsLots of great resources: Jim Knight, Google Certified CoachTry a teaching sprint - based off the book Sprint by Jake KnappMake space for relaxation & down time as you go through changesGetting & giving feedback:Record and watch yourself teachingWatch other teacher videos togetherWatch each others videos & give feedbackBring it back to the classroomImprovement takes time & change needs to be done purposefullyGoal setting needs follow upTake care of yourself as you work on teaching practices!Support the showConnect with EduGals: Twitter @EduGals Rachel @dr_r_johnson Katie @KatieAttwell EduGals Website Support the show