Cognitive Science: Research priorities launch event
Thursday 29th June, 4:00pm to 5:00pm
29
Jun
Should I be using retrieval practice in every lesson?
How can I combine cognitive science strategies with other teaching approaches?
How can I implement cognitive science teaching strategies at the micro (lesson) and macro (curriculum) level?
These are some of the questions teachers have submitted as part of our research priority setting activity.
During this webinar, we will present the final report from this activity and discuss their impact on research, policy and practice. Research priority setting activities are common in healthcare and aim to close the research-practice gap. We have asked teachers to submit questions they have when implementing findings from the cognitive sciences in their settings to help inform future research in the field. Of the 424 questions submitted by teachers, the research team has deduced 15 research priorities for education.
This webinar will be of interest to teachers and school leaders who may wish to address some of these questions in their own research, researchers who might want to tackle these questions in their work as well as funding bodies and policy makers.
You’ll hear about this in more detail from our a panel of Chartered Teachers and your hosts:
Professor Dame Alison Peacock DBE DL DLitt, Chief Executive Officer, Chartered College of Teaching – Professor Dame Alison Peacock, Chief Executive of the Chartered College of Teaching, a Professional Body that seeks to raise teacher status through celebrating, supporting and connecting teachers to provide expert teaching and leadership. Prior to joining the Chartered College, Dame Alison was Executive Headteacher of The Wroxham School in Hertfordshire. Her career to date has spanned Primary, Secondary and advisory roles. She is an Honorary Fellow of Queens College Cambridge and UCL, a Visiting Professor of both the University of Hertfordshire and Glyndŵr University and a trustee for Big Change. Her research is published in a series of books about Learning without Limits offering an alternative approach to inclusive school improvement.
Dr Lisa-Maria Müller, Head of Research, Chartered College of Teaching – Dr Lisa-Maria Müller leads on the internal and externally funded research projects. She is lead author of the Education in Times of Crisis reports which explored the potential impact of school closures on students and teachers, teachers’ experiences with distance learning, how they relate to existing research on the topic and what this means for the future of education. Lisa-Maria has also served as expert advisor on the OECD PISA 2025 Language Measure, is co-author of a literature review informing the deliberations of UNESCO CEART on preparing teachers for digital and diverse classrooms and has led a Wellcome Trust funded project exploring the effectiveness of journal clubs as teacher CPD. Currently, Lisa-Maria is leading on an evaluation of blended approaches to teacher CPD funded by the Paul Hamlyn foundation and research informing the organisation’s policy work on teacher wellbeing. Prior to joining the Chartered College of Teaching, Lisa-Maria was postdoctoral research associate at the Universities of Cambridge and York, working on projects relating to foreign language learning. Lisa-Maria is a qualified MFL teacher with teaching experience in secondary schools in Austria and England and has obtained her PhD from the University of Vienna in which she explored the similarities and differences between typically developing bilingualism and bilingual language impairment.
Cat Scutt MBE, Deputy Chief Executive Education and Research, Chartered College of Teaching – A former English teacher, Cat’s roles have since focused on supporting teacher development both online and through face-to-face activities, with a particular focus on development through collaboration and through engagement with research and evidence. Cat leads on the Chartered College of Teaching’s work around teacher development and certification, including the Chartered Teacher programme, and their research activities and publications, including their award-winning peer-reviewed journal, Impact. She received an MBE for services to education in 2021 and has been a member of several government advisory groups.
Dr Victoria Cook, Education and Research Project Specialist, Chartered College of Teaching – Victoria contributes to a variety of internal and external research projects at the Chartered College of Teaching. Prior to joining the College, Victoria worked as a postdoctoral Research Associate at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, on two international dialogue-based research projects. She is a qualified geography teacher and worked in secondary schools for over five years.
Attendees will have access not just to the event itself but to supporting materials and signposted resources.