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A shared commitment to learning success for all

COGx Partnership

A partnership with COGx ensures that school leaders, teachers, and students understand and feel ownership over how learning happens.

COGx Matching Grant

With a minimum investment of $5,000 towards any of the programs offered below, each school earn a matching grant from COGx. This equates to a 50% discount on your school's programs on the Science of Learning.

Leader Inventory

Complete our complimentary survey co-developed with the UCLA Bjork Learning Lab, to assess how your school's mission and priorities align with the Science of Learning.

Science of Learning Primer

Receive a complimentary primer distilling decades of research on the Science of Learning into 10 key principles.

COGx Online Programs

Program for Educators

Our program, Developing Sophisticated Learners, was co-created with a team of global experts on the Science of Learning. It consists of 12 self-led modules, which are complemented with synchronous group collaboration, assignments, and workshops to support educators. The program costs $400/educator. Partners may enroll staff at the discounted rate with a minimum of 25 educators per program.

Short Programs for Educators

We also offer shorter programs. These programs are derived from the Developing Sophisticated Learners curriculum. Each consists of 3-4 self-led modules which are complemented with synchronous group collaboration, assignments, and workshops to support educators. Each short program costs $125/educator.

Introduction to the Science of Learning

Get an overview of the Science of Learning including evidence-based teaching practices and strategies. Hone your teaching practice by learning proven techniques and ensure students leave your classroom prepared for the ever-changing job landscape.

Processing Information: Foundation to Learning

Learn how to capture your students’ attention, address processing speed, and unlock the gateway to learning - working memory. Gain a toolbox of strategies that can be applied to your teaching.

Support Executive Function
Skills

Why are some students impulsive and procrastinate, while others have difficulty planning and organizing? Crack the code of Executive Function and unlock your students’ full potential.

Teach for Mastery


Why is most of what we learn forgotten? Why do students overestimate how well they know what you teach them? Gain a toolbox of strategies that will ensure your students remember what you teach them and can apply it to real-life.

Metacognition & Feedback

Did you know that one of the most effective ways to improve academic performance is by strengthening metacognition? Learn the “ins and outs” of metacognition, metacognitive strategies to embed alongside instruction, and ways to provide effective feedback.

Teach for Belonging & Wellbeing

On average, 1 out of 2 children suffer from trauma globally while student engagement decreases with every year of schooling. What does this mean for teaching and learning? Discover evidence-based methods to increase student engagement and foster student wellbeing.

Address Cognitive Diversity

How do you effectively engage and teach your twice-exceptional students? How about those with language processing disorders? Learn how your student’s cognitive profiles affect their learning in your classroom and what strategies and systems you can put into place to effectively teach your diverse learners.

In-Person & Virtual PD Workshops

We also offer customized workshops for your community on the topics listed above. Organizations may select the topics of interest, duration, desired date, and format (in-person or virtual).

Program for Students

Our program, Becoming A Sophisticated Learner, teaches students how the brain processes information and what behaviors promote optimal learning. It consists of 6 modules of active and collaborative learning. Each module is broken into 3 chapters which take approximately 20-50 minutes to complete. The minimum enrollment is one class (approximately 50 students). For a blended implementation, your educators receive a facilitator's guide that includes lesson plans and activities. The program costs $150/student.

Program for Leaders

Our program, Distilling the Science of Learning, equips school leaders with the tools to align instruction with learning science. School leaders gain a high-level understanding of how students learn and a toolbox of methods to support faculty. The program consists of 4 self-led modules which can be completed in approximately 4 hours. School leaders are invited to attend a Mission Mapping workshop and up to 1 hour of personalized consulting. School leaders are prepared to advocate for the Science of Learning in their community. The program costs $250/leader.

COGx & UCLA Partnership for Impact

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COGx programs are co-created with the world’s leading experts on human learning.​

The Bjork Learning & Forgetting Lab was founded in 1979 by world renowned experts on learning and memory, Drs. Robert and Elizabeth Bjork. The primary goal of the Bjork Lab is to apply cognitive psychology to enhance educational practice. Bjork's research has identified fundamental learning principles that help educators, parents, and students understand and leverage the science of learning in the classroom to improve student achievement.

Dr. Robert Bjork

Professor of Psychology, UCLA; Bjork Learning & Forgetting Lab

Dr. Elizabeth Bjork

Professor of Psychology, UCLA; Bjork Learning & Forgetting Lab

Drs. Robert & Elizabeth Bjork have received many honors and awards in their distinguished careers. In 2016, they both received the James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award which is a lifetime achievement award for their contributions toward improving learning to ultimately address societal issues. Recently, they received the 2020 APS Mentor Award for their work as co-directors of the Bjork Learning and Forgetting Lab as well as their work mentoring others throughout the years. Of the more than 80 honors, graduate, and postdoctoral students and scholars the Bjork’s have co-mentored at UCLA, a staggering 70% have had successful academic careers in areas related to learning.

COGx Measurement of Impact

COGx is delighted to partner with the Bjork Learning & Forgetting Lab at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA.) This partnership will enable schools  to measure the impact of adopting our Science of Learning programs on teaching and learning.

COGx Partner School Testimonials

96%
Educators agreed or strongly agreed to “How likely are you to recommend this PD program to other educators?”.
100%
Educators self-reported mastery for each of the program's learning objectives.
95%
Across all modules, 95% of educators agreed or strongly agreed that “This module has provided me with valuable insights to improve learning outcomes for my students.”

Let's meet to discuss!

Natalie Young

Learning & Development Director, COGx

Educator PD

Developing Sophisticated Learners

What Educators Learn

Who Educators Learn From

COGx partners with leading experts on human learning to co-create programs on the Science of Learning. Learn from these global experts.

How Educators Learn

Our programs incorporate the scientific principles of human learning into our instructional design. Learning is active, engaging, collaborative, and application-based. Invigorate your lesson planning with science-based tools that will enable your students to master what you teach.

Educator PD

Introduction to the Science of Learning

What Educators Learn

Who Educators Learn From

COGx partners with leading experts on human learning to co-create programs on the Science of Learning. Learn from these global experts.

How Educators Learn

Our programs incorporate the scientific principles of human learning into our instructional design. Learning is active, engaging, collaborative, and application-based. Invigorate your lesson planning with science-based tools that will enable your students to master what you teach.

Educator PD

Processing Information: Foundation to Learning

What Educators Learn

Who Educators Learn From

COGx partners with leading experts on human learning to co-create programs on the Science of Learning. Learn from these global experts.

How Educators Learn

Our programs incorporate the scientific principles of human learning into our instructional design. Learning is active, engaging, collaborative, and application-based. Invigorate your lesson planning with science-based tools that will enable your students to master what you teach.

Educator PD

Support Executive Function Skills

What Educators Learn

Who Educators Learn From

COGx partners with leading experts on human learning to co-create programs on the Science of Learning. Learn from these global experts.

How Educators Learn

Our programs incorporate the scientific principles of human learning into our instructional design. Learning is active, engaging, collaborative, and application-based. Invigorate your lesson planning with science-based tools that will enable your students to master what you teach.

Educator PD

Teach for Mastery

What Educators Learn

Who Educators Learn From

COGx partners with leading experts on human learning to co-create programs on the Science of Learning. Learn from these global experts.

How Educators Learn

Our programs incorporate the scientific principles of human learning into our instructional design. Learning is active, engaging, collaborative, and application-based. Invigorate your lesson planning with science-based tools that will enable your students to master what you teach.

Educator PD

Metacognition and Feedback

What Educators Learn

Who Educators Learn From

COGx partners with leading experts on human learning to co-create programs on the Science of Learning. Learn from these global experts.

How Educators Learn

Our programs incorporate the scientific principles of human learning into our instructional design. Learning is active, engaging, collaborative, and application-based. Invigorate your lesson planning with science-based tools that will enable your students to master what you teach.

Educator PD

Teach for Belonging

What Educators Learn

Who Educators Learn From

COGx partners with leading experts on human learning to co-create programs on the Science of Learning. Learn from these global experts.

How Educators Learn

Our programs incorporate the scientific principles of human learning into our instructional design. Learning is active, engaging, collaborative, and application-based. Invigorate your lesson planning with science-based tools that will enable your students to master what you teach.

Educator PD

Address Cognitive Diversity

What Educators Learn

Who Educators Learn From

COGx partners with leading experts on human learning to co-create programs on the Science of Learning. Learn from these global experts.

How Educators Learn

Our programs incorporate the scientific principles of human learning into our instructional design. Learning is active, engaging, collaborative, and application-based. Invigorate your lesson planning with science-based tools that will enable your students to master what you teach.

Program for Students

Becoming a Sophisticated Learner

What Students Learn

How Students Learn

The instructional design of the program adheres to the scientific principles of human learning. We incorporated methodologies that support mastery of content and transfer of skills. As such, the majority of the course is active learning. Each module presents an engaging learning experience through which students are learning-by-doing, through storytelling and collaboration. Students demonstrate their learning to authentic audiences of their peers and beyond.

Facilitator's Guide for Educators

The Facilitator Guide is a resource that helps teachers who are supporting their students. It contains logistics, language to use with students when introducing the program, how to check student progress, as well as optional lesson plans and activities. It is designed to answer frequently asked questions.

Leader Program

Distilling the Science of Learning

What Leaders Learn

Who Leaders Learn From

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Learn from a team of global experts on the Science of Learning

How Leaders Learn

Our programs incorporate the scientific principles of human learning into our instructional design. Learning is active, engaging, collaborative, and application-based.