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The art and science of curriculum-based professional learning
By Suzanne Bouffard
October 2024
For the past five years, one of The Learning Professional’s most popular articles has been a piece from December 2018 called “Teaching is an art — and a science” (Bouffard, 2018). The piece, and the issue in which it appeared, were part of Learning Forward’s commitment to increasing the emphasis on curriculum and instructional materials in our work, a shift that we have maintained in the ensuing years. The article began: “Is teaching an art or a science? It’s a little of both. There is artistry in the way teachers connect with students and foster their understanding. At the same time, there is a science to teaching and learning, an evidence base on which to build our approaches to developing students’ knowledge, skills, and competencies.”
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References
Bouffard, S. (2018, December). Teaching is an art — and a science. The Learning Professional, 39(6), 5.
Suzanne Bouffard is senior vice president of communications and publications at Learning Forward. She is the editor of The Learning Professional, Learning Forward’s flagship publication. She also contributes to the Learning Forward blog and webinars. With a background in child development, she has a passion for making research and best practices accessible to educators, policymakers, and families. She has written for many national publications including The New York Times and the Atlantic, and previously worked as a writer and researcher at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She has a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Duke University and a B.A. from Wesleyan University. She loves working with authors to help them develop their ideas and voices for publication.
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