Learning That Lasts

Learning That Lasts presents a new vision for classroom instruction that sharpens and deepens what is asked of teachers and students. The book is a practical guide filled with structures, strategies, and resources, grounded in examples and stories from successful schools. It presents a detailed picture of how more ambitious and effective instruction--instruction that is challenging, engaging, and empowering for students--can look across grade levels and disciplines, and across a range of school settings. It focuses deeply on the classroom level of teaching and learning. It paints a portrait of a deeper version of instruction--one all students need and that all students deserve.

The book provides a three-pronged framework for deeper instruction:

1. Deeper instruction challenges students
Grappling with new ideas and problems will productively challenge students when they have enough background knowledge to feel anchored, enough scaffolding to feel supported, and enough time and intellectual freedom to wrestle with complex ideas that stimulate their thinking.

2. Deeper instruction engages students
When students feel that their learning has purpose and is connected to the real world, they become more engaged--their curiosity about and connection to their academic content is heightened.

3. Deeper instruction empowers students with tools for learning
The third part of the framework focuses on helping students become self-directed learners with strong habits of scholarship. When students believe that learning is within their control, they are empowered to achieve more than they think possible.

Filled with thought-provoking insights, actionable guidance for educators, and compelling video, Learning That Lasts helps us set students on a path to success in the twenty-first century.