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David Joyner, Dr. Terrence Sejnowski, Barbara Oakley, and Beth Rogowsky

The Uncommon Sense Teaching Specialization is a foundational program that prepares you to teach based on leading-edge insights from neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and movie-making. Your instructors have real-world experience in teaching some of the world’s most popular courses, and they bring their background from academia and beyond, including perspectives that could be obtained only from decades of teaching at virtually every level, personal experience with neurodiversity, adventure from the Bering Sea to the South Pole Station in Antarctica, and much more. This specialization gives invaluable insight for:

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The Uncommon Sense Teaching Specialization is a foundational program that prepares you to teach based on leading-edge insights from neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and movie-making. Your instructors have real-world experience in teaching some of the world’s most popular courses, and they bring their background from academia and beyond, including perspectives that could be obtained only from decades of teaching at virtually every level, personal experience with neurodiversity, adventure from the Bering Sea to the South Pole Station in Antarctica, and much more. This specialization gives invaluable insight for:

Teachers—K12, higher ed, adult learning, vocational trainers College students training to be teachers Professors and others who train teachers how to teach Industry trainers Coaches Tutors Parents, caregivers, and homeschoolers

The Uncommon Sense Teaching Specialization provides a pathway for you to bring your teaching skillset to a higher level by helping you gain the knowledge and skills to level up your career or strengthen your teaching foundation—whoever you might be teaching.

You can take either MOOC 0 or MOOC 1 first, and enjoy MOOC 2 after MOOC 1. Enjoy!

Uncommon Sense Teaching Specialization

MOOC 0: Teaching Online MOOC 1: Uncommon Sense Teaching MOOC 2: Uncommon Sense Teaching, Part 2

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Three courses

Uncommon Sense Teaching

(0 hours)
Do your students spend too much (or too little) time learning, with disappointing results? This course will give you practical new insights that will help you solve these goals and challenges, and many more.

Uncommon Sense Teaching: Part 2, Building Community and Habits of Learning

(0 hours)
In Part 2 of Uncommon Sense Teaching, you'll explore the latest research and practical approaches to building community and habits of learning. You'll discover how to connect with students who have neurodiverse learning styles, the value of forgetting, and how to use habits to help with classroom management.

Uncommon Sense Teaching: Teaching Online

(0 hours)
In Uncommon Sense Teaching: TEACHING ONLINE, we help you move toward fresh approaches to online teaching that build on the latest insights from scientific research.

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You’ll discover how to bring out the best from your students in diverse teaching environments, where students often have a wide range of abilities.

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