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This episode is a compilation of mini-interviews that Rachel Oxburgh did with attendees at our CogSciSci conference in Surrey on 30 May. Hope this gives you a flavour of the talks we had on the day and it’d be great to see you at our next conference!List of speakers mentioned:Claudia Allan (@MBDscience, @mbdscience.bsky.social) - Prerequisite checks vs. Checking for understandingGareth Bates (@smashEDITT, @drgarethbates.bsky.social) - Retrieval practice, critical lens in education researchHaili Hughes (@HughesHaili) and Carl Hendrick (@c_hendrick)- Checking for understandingElizabeth Mountstevens (@drmountsevens.bsky.social) - ScaffoldingSarita Sharma (@sarita204sharma)- Visible learningBill Wilkinson (@drwilkinsonsci.bsky.social) - Supporting SEND students in ScienceDon’t forget to join us on Discord for more discussions - use the invite code: vYwvXE6Bjr

It's been so exciting to hear from four more speakers who will be sharing their wonderful knowledge and experience in the upcoming CogSciSci conference! Check out this episode to get a flavour of what's to come - and make sure you listen to episode 1 as well!Get your tickets NOW using this link here. See you there in Weybridge on 30 May!

With our annual conference coming up soon, we spent some time asking some of the speakers to share with us briefly what their talks are about and why they're passionate about their topic of choice. This episode gives you a sneak peek of what's to come - It got us really excited about the conference and we hope you would too! Keep your eyes (and ears) peeled for the second episode where we will interview more speakers in the next two weeks...CogSciSci Surrey 2025 is on Friday 30 May 2025. Remember to get your ticket ASAP using this link here. See you there!

Rach and Rachel are joined by Sarah Cottinghatt, keynote speaker at May’s CogSciSci conference, teacher educator and author of Ausbel’s Meaningful Learning in Action.  Sarah talks about the importance of the way in which we learn (meaningfully or by rote) in determining the type of forgetting that inevitably follows (better forgetting happens when we learn meaningfully!).  We discuss with her what we as teachers can do to facilitate meaningful learning in our classrooms and help our students form memories that last (rather than disappear by next lesson!). Useful resources: Sarah’s book on Ausubel’s theory of meaningful learning: https://www.johncattbookshop.com/products/ausubels-meaningful-learning-in-action Sarah’s blog: https://overpractised.wordpress.com/ To know more about CogSciSci: Follow us on Twitter/X Check out our website Join our Discord server - code: vYwvXE6Bjr

Shelley and Rach are joined by Pritesh Raichura, Assistant Principal of T&L at Ark Soane Academy. Pritesh is well-known for his exceptional classroom routines, including great use of Turn & Talk and 'All Hands Up' and in this episode, shares his knowledge and experience of rehearsal. Rehearsal is a powerful tool which can be used to encode concepts into long term memory and build fluency in our students' understanding. Useful resources include: Bunsen Blue (Pritesh's blog) - Turn & Talk Bunsen Blue - Three Phases of Questioning Tom Sherrington - Rehearsal first, retrieval practice later Elaborative rehearsal (not education specific!) To know more about CogSciSci: Follow us on Twitter/X Check out our website Join our Discord server - code: vYwvXE6Bjr Come to our annual conference on Friday 31 May in St Albans School