The Natural Learning Research Institute
A not for profit organization dedicated to researching and introducing natural learning into education at all levels.
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Great schools and superb education: Getting there from here
In order to radically upgrade education and achieve high quality results we have to begin by seeing where we are going.  At its core, great education is about great teaching.  That means that the central goal is to get
From here . . .
To here . . .
This is bad direct instruction
This is good guided experience (which includes good direct instruction)
Making the shift is quite manageable. But it is messy, complex and time consuming.  There has to be a commitment from leadership and staff.  Then a school needs to become the sort of community within which the changes can take place.  Professional development must be grounded in the best of what is known about how people learn naturaly.  And all the issues of outcomes, standards and assessment must be aligned, and be supported by the main stakeholders in the system.

Our personnel have been doing it and researching it for years.  Call us if you would like to work with us in some way.
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