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Engage in intensive training on the topic of the science of learning with applications to the classroom.

Cost: $2,095 per person through May 23, 2025 and $2,195 per person after May 23, 2025
Save $100 per person when registering a group of 3 or more.

Join Us This Summer in Santa Barbara for a Hands-on Workshop

From July 14 - 18, 2025, Learning & the Brain is offering a Summer Institute on the oceanside campus of UCSB.

Over the last two decades, tremendous strides have been made with regards to de-mystifying the human learning process.  Reams of scientific research has successfully established that, far from being strictly conceptual, much of learning adheres to predictable and reliable neurobiological processes.

Unfortunately, despite significant effort, much of this work has not made it from the laboratory into the classroom.

The aim of this program is to not only introduce leaders to modern Science of Learning, but also to give them a simple process by which they can define and collect evidence of impact in their own practice.  Together, we will start building the bridge between theory and practice that has long eluded researchers and practitioners.

This institute is hands-on and is limited to 45 participants.

The Summer Institute Is for:

  • K-12 Teachers, Special Educators, School Administrators
  • School Psychologists and/or Clinical Psychologists
  • Adult Educators
  • Learning Specialists, Counselors, Academic Support Staff
  • Any Professional Concerned with Teaching and Learning (L&D, Advertising, Developers, etc.)

At This Institute, You Will:

  • Describe the foundational human learning process (from surface to deep to transfer)
  • Align key pedagogical, feedback, and assessment practices with different stages of the learning process
  • Apply key principles of human memory, attention, and cognition to both teaching and study practice
  • Explore the process of translation and consider how to develop 'evidence' intended to drive curricular and pedagogical decisions.
  • Describe the role of stories, errors, and emotions (especially stress) to the learning process both within and beyond the classroom.

 

About the Institute

This Learning & the Brain Summer Institute will be led by Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath. This program is designed to help educators and administrators across the educational sector to develop deep knowledge about human learning, memory, and attention.  Furthermore, participants will consider how to apply these principles to practice and collect evidence to drive further decision-making.  This program offers participants an intensive professional development experience (covering a range of beginner, intermediate, and advanced topics) and draws upon emerging neuroscientific, psychological, and educational research to help individuals begin to develop expertise in the field of Science of Learning.

Active participation is expected throughout this Institute. Class sessions will be held in the afternoon on the first day and on mornings each subsequent day.

Attendees will be housed and all sessions will take place at the Sierra Madre complex on the Goleta, CA side of the UC Santa Barbara campus. Lodging, some meals, and course materials are provided. See the online schedule for meals provided.

 

About Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath

Jared Cooney Horvath, PhD, ME, is an educational neuroscientist and a former Lecturer and Science of Learning Research Scientist at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne. He is the Founder and Director of LME Globa, a mission-driven company serving students, teachers and educators through learning science translation. Dr Horvath is also the Diirector of The Science of Learning Group and Honorary Research Fellow atSt. Vincent's Hospital; He is authored Stop Talking, Start Influencing: 12 Insights From Brain Science to Make Your Message Stick (2019) and co-authored 10 Things Schools Get Wrong (2020), Learning Analytics in the Classroom (2018), and From Laboratory to Classroom: Translating Science of Learning for Teachers (2016)


Professional Development Credit:

Earn up to 20 hours toward professional development credit for various professionals. For details on credit offered, visit our CE credit page or call our office at 857-444-1500 ext. 1. Note: credits are not provided by the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Accommodations and Meals:
 

Interaction between faculty and participants outside the classroom is an integral part of the Institute. To foster this total immersion learning environment, participants are housed in undergraduate dormitory accommodations on the UC Santa Barbara campus. The dormitory rooms are located in the recently opened Sierra Madre complex located on the Goleta side of the UC Santa Barbara campus. Participants are assigned to their own bedroom in a shared two-bedroom apartment with each participant having their own bathroom. Linens are provided. All facilities are ADA compliant. The Institute provides four nights lodging with an arrival date of July 14 and a departure date of July 18. If you are interested in making your own accommodations off-campus or would like to arrange an early arrival on campus, please call us at 857-444-1500 x1. Please check the online schedule for information on the meals provided. Note: The UCSB campus is a smoke-free campus.