How Learning Happens by Paul Kirschner and Carl Hendrick

This was a book I was very excited about. The back page has glowing commendations from Willingham, Wiliam and Sherrington. Hard to argue with that. It is beautiful looking with a clear structure and some lovely illustrations by Caviglioli. It contains 28 reviews of key research papers. For each it gives background, an abstract, a

Connect the Dots by Tricia Taylor

This is an elegant looking and very thorough book. It focuses on three key aspects of the learning process – positive relationships, memory and learning mindsets. For each area there is a very detailed, readable and informative research section which signposts further reading very well. These sections were the highlight of the book for me.

Understanding How We Learn – A Visual Guide by Yana Weinstein, Megan Sumeracki and Oliver Caviglioli

I am a big fan of the Learning Scientists’ poster about how best to study as illustrated by Caviglioli so to see it turned into a book was very exciting. The book itself starts by introducing cognitive science, and some of the ideas behind the educational research, and how best to approach it in a

Making it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Peter Brown, Henry Roediger and Mark Mcdaniel

I came to this book late in my reading. I felt I should try it as it is often quoted alongside the work of Willingham as a seminal text. It is a key outline of how memory works and the importance of encoding knowledge. It challenges misconceptions around learning styles and promotes more effective teaching

Memorable Teaching by Peps Mccrea

This was a short book but was written with an incredible clarity. Peps Mccrea has an exceptional gift for concision and quality explanations. I think Dylan Wiliam said it best “If you have a spare half-hour or so, you could read Memorable Teaching from cover to cover. I doubt you’ll find an education book with