Research-Informed Teaching

How many educators have read a book, attended a conference, or pursued college or graduate work in how the brain learns? When the editors of Research-Informed Teaching asked their colleagues, they found that only 20% had.

That discovery led to a strategic decision by their school-they would train 100% of their current and future teachers and administrators in the science of teaching learning, using the promising principles, research, and strategies in mind, brain, and education (MBE).

The editors started collecting cases of MBE in action, resulting in this compilation of research-informed stories that will engage the reader in the transformative work of using research to inform their practice in a way befitting what it means to be an evidence-informed educator.

Every child, every day, everywhere deserves teachers and school leaders who know how the brain learns. This collection provides models of how to make that possible in your classroom, school, district, or program with your students.

Author Biography

Glenn Whitman is a history teacher and Dreyfuss Family Director of the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning (CTTL) at St. Andrews Episcopal School. He is the co-author of Neuroteach: Brain Science and the Future of Education, the co-designer of Neuroteach Global and Neuroteach Global Student, and the co-editor of Think Differently and Deeply, the international publication of the CTTL.

Richard Coco is the Director of Communications and Marketing at St. Andrews Episcopal School. He began his professional career in journalism, winning awards for his writing from both the North Carolina and South Carolina Press Associations. Since coming to St. Andrews in 2011, he co-edited every edition of Think Differently and Deeply, the international publication of the CTTL.

Dr. Ian Kelleher is the Dreyfuss Family Chair of Research at St. Andrews Episcopal School and co-author of Neuroteach: Brain Science and the Future of Education. He grew up in the UK, got a PhD at Cambridge, then moved to the U.S., where he has spent the last twenty-nine years teaching chemistry, physics and robotics. Ians work for the CTTL focuses on helping teachers translate Mind, Brain, and Education research into classroom practices, and measuring the impact.