Brains on. Coffee in hand. ☕🧠 Ready for #ScienceofLearning with Mike Ochs, staff developer, consultant, author. Great to be reminded that forgetting is actually the path to remembering. Always inspiring to connect, reflect, and grow. 🌱 MossflowerRWP ❤️

Learning doesn’t always stick the first time. My new article, The Paths of Transfer, looks at what happens when ideas drift, digress, or freeze—and how learners find their way back. Read or listen here: open.substack.com/pub/readwritem…

🚀 Our first cycle of learning around explicit writing instruction is in full swing! 🎉 We've officially launched #thinkSRSD across the entire district, and we can't wait to watch our young writers shine! Dr. Leslie Laud Mike Ochs, staff developer, consultant, author

Part 2 of The Paths of Transfer explores the middle stage of learning—when knowledge is growing but not yet steady. Repetition. Reinterpretation. Experimentation. How learners test ideas before they truly hold. Read/ listen here: open.substack.com/pub/readwritem…

“Repetition, Reinterpretation, and Experimentation mark that middle stretch where learning starts to hold. Knowledge is developing, intent is clearer, and fidelity is flexible enough to invite growth.“Mike Ochs, staff developer, consultant, author

Part 3 of The Paths of Transfer is out. Replication. Emulation. Innovation. When knowledge & creativity align, learning begins to take off. Stories from classrooms, coaching, and the moments when transfer becomes true understanding. Read/ Listen here: open.substack.com/pub/readwritem…

“Transfer isn’t a finish line; it’s a path …. No matter where a learner begins, there’s always another step to take. Our task is to help them strengthen knowledge, clarify intent, and expand creativity as they keep moving along the path of transfer.“Mike Ochs, staff developer, consultant, author 🤍