Working Memory

Before students can store new ideas in long-term memory, they must first hold, explore, dissect, and connect them in working memory. This cognitive capacity is both vital to learning and alarmingly fragile. By learning how to anticipate, identify, and fix working memory overload, teachers can ensure successful learning and transfer.
 

Teachers will learn:

  • The definition and importance of working memory

  • The most common signs that students struggle with working memory

  • Strategies to predict and prevent working-memory overload