The Learning Blueprint is an award-winning professional development program designed to bring key Science of Learning principles to teachers and educators. Developed by cognitive neuroscientist and leading expert Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath, it has a proven track record of changing teacher practice and boosting student outcomes by leveraging what works in PD.
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From:
The desk of Jared Cooney Horvath | PhD, MEd
East of Lake Arrowhead
Thursday, 8:27 am
Dear Friend,
I have no idea how you got to this website.
Maybe you read about it in some publication. Maybe a colleague referred you to it. Perhaps you stumbled onto it by pure dumb luck.
Regardless, I'm glad you're here because, as a professional in the K-12 space, I know you'll be excited about what The Learning Blueprint can deliver.
But first, I'll bet that right now you're wondering two things:
- What makes The Learning Blueprint different than other PD programs?
- Why should this matter to me and my school?
Well, we could address these questions by bombarding you with impeccable credentials, glowing testimonials, 3rd party validation, and rock solid proof that our program improves student outcomes.
And, in fact, we WILL do all of these things if you keep
scrolling down this page!
However, I don't want to lose your attention before you get to the good stuff, so allow me to make a broader point here.
To keep it simple, I'll use America as a representative example – which is where I'm located as I write this.
Similar to most developed countries, 20+ years of standards-based education reform here has triggered a surge in teacher PD spending. As reported by the Boston Consulting Group, total K-12 spend on PD in America now exceeds $18B per year!
But unfortunately, this investment is not paying off, as student performance has 'flatlined' and teacher engagement has plummeted over this time …
At this point, it's pretty clear that our current approach to teacher PD isn't working as well as it needs to.
And what is this approach? Well, in large part, it's one-and-done workshops.
According to the U.S. Department of Education, over 80% of K-12 teachers participate in one-time workshops each school year, making it by far the most prevalent form of PD.
Nevertheless, most teachers believe such PD offerings are not relevant, not useful, and not connected to their core work of helping students learn.
Despite well-meaning intentions, it's simply an unfortunate fact that most PD applications have an abysmal track record of changing teacher practice and improving student outcomes.
But there is good news, which is this …
Even though it is mostly ignored by PD developers – likely because it's good for the bottom line – there's a significant body of evidence describing what effective teacher development looks like:
- Evidence-Based: Effective PD is grounded in established research and clinical knowledge of teaching and learning.
- Interactive: Effective PD provides active learning opportunities for teachers … including practice, feedback and reflection.
- Contextualized: Effective PD focuses on building teachers' pedagogical skills in a contextual, personally relevant manner.
- Collaborative: Effective PD provides systems to facilitate collaboration among teachers – both within and across schools.
- Extended Duration: Effective PD is extended, provoding teachers ample time to acquire new knowledge and grapple with the implementation problem.
- Respectful: Effective PD respects teachers as professional, lifelong learners.
Enter: The Learning Blueprint.
Combining 30+ years of established learning research with 10+ years of classroom implementation, The Learning Blueprint changes teacher practice and boosts student outcomes by leveraging what works in PD.
At its core, The Learning Blueprint is designed to bring key Science of Learning principles to professional learning communities, and establish a functional commonality of language, concepts, goals and practices.
In other words, The Learning Blueprint actually makes the Science of Learning useful for teachers and schools.
Through ongoing cycles of knowledge-building and evidence-gathering, teachers can identify, personalize and share those practices which maximize their impact within the classroom.
And, most importantly, schools that embrace The Learning Blueprint
consistently see improved student outcomes!
There's an ample research base (including here, here, here, and here) suggesting that interactive, collaborative and contextualized PD applications like The Learning Blueprint are the most effective at boosting student achievement.
And, considering the extraordinary before-and-after student data we've collected through our program over the last decade, I won't disagree.
With that said, I urge you to continue scrolling down this page to learn more.
If you like what you see, I'd love to chat with you about your current PD goals and discuss how The Learning Blueprint might fit into them (there's an option to schedule a meeting with me toward the bottom).
However, before I wrap this up, please allow me to make
one more personal point here …
In my estimation, the single factor that most commonly derails PD programs is that they are overly simplistic and prescriptive. "Here's a list of proven classroom tactics ranked in order of their effectiveness – now go forth and prosper" they say.
While this is certainly a convenient way to organize and sell training programs, it's a rotten way to change teacher practice – and frankly, it is blatantly dismissive of how complex and nuanced teaching can be.
And this fact is not lost on teachers …
With The Learning Blueprint, we start from a position of respect and deference to the teacher.
Sure, we make it a priority to cover the most useful and impactful applications from the Learning Sciences. But our goal is never to simply hand teachers a simplistic, one-size-fits-all solution.
Although surface-level tips and techniques may be useful within narrowly-defined contexts, they often fail to translate to novel and/or unstable conditions.
Instead, our goal is to help teachers 'take ownership’
of these applications …
So that they can confidently adapt, modify and personalize them to their unique and ever-changing situations.
We recognize that teachers are the experts!
It is not our place to tell teachers how to do their job, but rather to help them do their job more effectively across a broader-range of contexts.
If you have any questions, please check out our FAQ section at the bottom of the page … or feel free to email my team directly at info@lmeglobal.net.
Thanks for reading, and I sincerely hope I get an opportunity to speak with you.
Regards/Jared Cooney Horvath, PhD, MEd
P.S. You may have noticed above that The Learning Blueprint is described as being 'student inclusive'. This is because the program includes a powerful metacognition course aimed at adolescent students (Year 9 and above).
Obviously, this course is only relevant to certain secondary schools, but if you're interested in learning more you can click here.
Combining 30+ years of established Science of Learning research with 10+ years of classroom implementation, TLB changes teacher practice and boosts student outcomes by leveraging what works in professional development.
The Learning Blueprint was developed by leading Science of Learning expert, best-selling author, and passionate teacher advocate Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath.
In this brief video, Jared explains why he was compelled to develop The Learning Blueprint, and discusses what it can deliver to your learning community.
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Schools
8K+
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Brain Connections
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ...
The Learning Blueprint has been hugely successful at Genazzano. The data has shown improvements in student study practices and exam performance, as well as in overall teacher effectiveness. I highly recommend Dr. Horvath to any school that wants to engage learners, boost performance and drive better outcomes for all.
The Learning Blueprint literally changed my life – not exaggerating at all. It made me completely rethink my whole pedagogy. I really loved learning about the science ... it’s like a smorgasbord of geeky-teacher-coolness.
I just want to say that Dr. Horvath is one of my heroes! I hope one day to meet him in person and show him how much his program has helped me transform my teaching practice, and how much it has impacted my students’ learning.
The Learning Blueprint has made an enormous impact on the teachers across the English Schools Foundation. I've never seen a program so universally embraced and integrated by all corners of the staff. Dr. Horvath will continue to be an integral part of our professional learning strategy for many years to come.
Since Jared began working with St. James in 2016, our staff has operated as a cohesive, agile collective – so difficult to achieve in a profession filled with competing theories and philosophies. They are now ‘researchers in action’, and much more active in the education community. I’ll forever be indebted to Jared!
The Learning Blueprint is a game-changer for schools. Dr. Horvath makes the sciences so accessible for busy teachers! It really does serve as a great bridge between the lab and the classroom that we can all leverage to help students learn more effectively.
Click here to view more testimonials for The Learning Blueprint ...
TLB delivers the latest and most impactful applications from the Learning Sciences, helps teachers develop a deep understanding of the learning process, and introduces an ongoing, easy-to-implement classroom innovation tool called Micro-Projects.
The Learning Blueprint is fully scaffolded, and includes interactive lectures, guided reviews, reflection questions, recall exercises, recognition quizzes and application projects.
A recent OECD report finds that learning research does not consistently inform everyday practice. To no fault of teachers, the Science of Learning is often not translated into practical, digestible strategies. The Learning Blueprint corrects this problem.
EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS
From 2017-2019, the teachers at Genazzano FCJ College in Melbourne, Australia participated in The Learning Blueprint program. Genazzano is a private all-girls Catholic school serving ~1,000 P-12 students. During this period, the median student ATAR score increased from 85.5 to 90.0, while the percentage of students whose ATAR score exceeded 90.0 rose from 36% to 50% (the highest in school history). Meanwhile, the teachers demonstrated a marked increase in their ability to effectively apply key Science of Learning principles to their practice.
From 2016-2019, the teachers at St. James Parish School in Ballarat, Australia participated in The Learning Blueprint program. St. James is a low SES Catholic primary school serving approximately 200 P-5 students. During this period, average student NAPLAN reading scores increased from 358 to 466 (the highest in school history), while Year 3 to 5 reading, writing and numeracy growth scores significantly outpaced national averages. Meanwhile, the teachers demonstrated a significant increase in their ability to effectively apply key Science of Learning concepts to their practice.
In 2020, LME Global teamed up with Monash University to produce a fully-digital version of The Learning Blueprint. The program is currently hosted on the internal Monash professional development portal, and has been successfully completed by several hundred faculty members on a pay-per-registrant basis (see selected testimonials below). Based in Melbourne, Australia, Monash University is one of the largest and most prominent public research universities in the world. Currently, Monash is ranked as the #48 Best Global University by U.S. News.
SELECT TOPICS FROM MODULE ONE
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THE SCIENCE OF LEARNING
What is the Science of Learning ... and why should we care about it as teachers?
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EVOLUTION OF THE BRAIN
How has our understanding of how people think and learn evolved dramatically over time?
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MULTI-TASKING + LEARNING
How does 'multi-tasking' impact learning, memory, attention and impulse control?
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EXPECTANCY PRIMING
What is 'expectancy priming', and how can it profoundly impact the way students learn?
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KEY LEARNING PRINCIPLES
What differentiates a genuine ‘learning principle’ from a faddish tactic or strategy?
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MICRO-PROJECTS
How do they work, and how can they help us conduct effective 'classroom translation'?
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ERROR-BASED LEARNING
What is error-based learning, and why is it a hallmark of high-performing students?
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STORIES + NARRATIVE
From a neuroscientific standpoint, why do stories work so well in the classroom?
0 - 5 YEARS
NOVICE
Novice teachers will flatten their learning curve and accelerate their path to classroom success by developing ‘correct’ skills based on sound, researched-backed principles. And, by participating in a collaborative, extended-duration PD program, they’ll be much less likely to feel unsupported in their new role (a leading cause of low-retention rates among new teachers).
5 - 12 YEARS
EXPERIENCED
Experienced teachers – who are more comfortable in their role and have an easier time integrating new ideas and strategies – are prime candidates to study the Science of Learning. They will fully-leverage The Learning Blueprint as they experiment and innovate in the classroom, and ultimately achieve mastery of key pedagogical skills.
12+ YEARS
VETERAN
Veteran teachers – who may be less receptive to ‘prescriptive’ forms of PD – will appreciate the program's emphasis on contextualized practice, as they subtly refine their approach and reinforce their instincts. More importantly, they’ll embrace the practical model for coaching and influencing less-experienced teachers, which will validate their status as an expert.
ALL TEACHERS
SCHOOLWIDE
By embracing a collaborative teacher development program and adopting a shared process of classroom innovation, schools will establish a functional commonality of language, concepts, goals and practices. Not only will this boost agency and engagement across the board, but it will reinforce a culture of high-achievement and continuous learning.
I WANT TO LEARN MORE!
If you're interested in understanding how The Learning Blueprint can work for your school and/or professional learning group, please click the green button below to schedule a brief meeting with Jared.
Note: Please click here if you'd like to purchase an individual license for Module One.
SOME OF OUR FAVORITE PD REPORTS
CENTER FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION
TEACHING THE TEACHERS
Effective Professional Development in an Era of High Stakes Accountability
GALLUP
STATE OF SCHOOLS
The State of America's
Schools: The Path to Winning Again in Education.
REIMAGINE TEACHING
TNTP - THE
MIRAGE
Confronting the Hard Truth About Our Quest for Teacher Development.
LME GLOBAL
A NEW BLUEPRINT
A New Blueprint for Success in Education: Reassessing the Value of Diversity.
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