What is learning theory? How can teachers apply learning theory in their classrooms to increase student achievement? This 13-part video series illustrates why learning theory is at the core of good classroom instruction.

Each half-hour program is dedicated to a specific learning theory and applications of that theory in practice. The programs, hosted by Stanford University professor Linda Darling-Hammond, feature interviews with teachers as well as expert commentary from researchers such as Daniel B. Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, and University of Michigan professor Annemarie Sullivan Palincsar.

A Web site and print guide help make the connection between theory and practice with background readings, questions for discussion, and assignments.

The program titles are:

• How People Learn: Introduction to Learning Theory
• Learning As We Grow: Development and Learning
• Building on What We Know: Cognitive Processing
• Different Kinds of Smart: Multiple Intelligences
• Feelings Count: Emotions and Learning
• The Classroom Mosaic: Culture and Learning
• Learning From Others: Learning in a Social Context
• Watch It, Do It, Know It: Cognitive Apprenticeship
• Thinking About Thinking: Metacognition
• How We Organize Knowledge: The Structure of the Disciplines
• Lessons for Life: Learning and Transfer
• Expectations for Success: Motivation and Learning
• Pulling It All Together: Creating Classrooms and Schools That Support Learning