TCSC

In our commitment to ensure all children of Tennessee have access to high-quality education, we embrace the science of learning

COGx & TCSC

A commitment to equity and diversity is supported through instructional approaches that are based on the learning sciences. A partnership with COGx ensures that school leaders, teachers, and students understand and feel ownership over how learning happens.

COGx Grant for TCSC Schools

With a minimum investment of $5,000, TCSC member schools earn a matching grant from COGx per year.

Leader Inventory

Complete our survey to assess your school's current alignment with the science of learning.

Science of Learning Primer

Gain insight into how the science of learning can support your mission and priorities. Receive a primer distilling decades of research 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.

Short Programs for Educators

We also offer shorter programs for TCSC member schools. 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 $150/educator.

Teach for Mastery


Gain a toolbox of memory strategies that will ensure your students remember what you teach them and can apply their knowledge to real-life.

Teach for Belonging

Discover evidence-based methods to increase student engagement and foster student wellbeing.

Processing Skills & Learning Success

Learn to successfully capture your students’ attention, address varied processing speed, and unlock the gateway to learning, working memory.

Executive Function & Metacognition

Crack the code of the executive function and learn teaching methods that raise students’ awareness of their own learning.

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 activities. Each module is broken into 3 chapters which take approximately 20-50 minutes to complete. The minimum enrollment is one class (approximately 20 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 four hours. School leaders are prepared to advocate for the Science of Learning in their community. The program costs $250/leader.

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 TCSC to measure the impact of adopting our Science of Learning programs on teaching and learning.

UCLA Bjork Learning & Forgetting Lab

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. 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 Bjorks have co-mentored at UCLA, a staggering 70% have had successful academic careers in areas related to learning.

COGx Partner School Testimonials

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Educators agreed or strongly agreed to “How likely are you to recommend this PD program to other educators?”.
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Educators self-reported mastery for each of the program's learning objectives.
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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.”

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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

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

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

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

Executive Function & Metacognition

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.