Make evidence clear
Translate complex research into ideas educators can understand and evaluate.
Free live webinar · For teachers and school leaders
The science of learning, made practical.
In just two hours, solve nine challenges teachers face and learn eight research-backed principles that can improve every lesson.
Reserve your free place- Solve everyday teaching challenges
- Understand eight core principles
- Use practical methods immediately
From evidence to action
Teach in harmony with how learning really works.
Modern learning science has revealed powerful strategies that every teacher can use. We make those findings clear, humane and ready for the realities of the classroom.
Based in Finland, the Science of Learning Academy translates cognitive science, psychology and educational research into tools that strengthen memory, deepen understanding and support meaningful growth.
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Our mission
Help every educator turn trustworthy evidence into better learning.
We bridge the gap between research and the classroom—without reducing teaching to recipes. Our aim is to make learning science understandable, useful and responsive to the people and contexts teachers know best.
Keep practice human
Combine scientific insight with professional judgement, relationships and context.
Improve learning for all
Share practical approaches that help more learners participate, progress and thrive.
Nine everyday challenges
What is getting in the way of learning?
Start with the problem you recognise. In the free webinar, we connect these familiar classroom challenges with practical, research-informed responses.
When should I help?
How can I support students without taking over the thinking?
ExploreHow do we prevent disengagement?
What helps students reconnect before they quietly drop out?
ExploreDo learning styles help?
How can I respond to differences without limiting learners with labels?
ExploreHow do I make abstract ideas clear?
What helps students build meaning they can see, connect and use?
ExploreHow do I make group work work?
How can every student think, contribute and learn together?
ExploreWhat if language blocks learning?
How can I lower language barriers without lowering expectations?
ExploreWhere does the lesson time go?
How can I protect time for the thinking that matters most?
ExploreHow do I win students’ attention?
What helps learners focus on the right thing at the right time?
ExploreWhy do students forget?
How can I help important knowledge remain accessible?
ExploreWhat you will learn
Eight principles for better learning.
A practical foundation for designing lessons that respect attention, memory, motivation and the productive effort learning requires.
Remember more
Retrieval practice
Help learners strengthen memory by actively recalling what they know.
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Make space to think
Cognitive load
Design explanations and tasks that work with the limits of working memory.
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Return at the right time
Spaced repetition
Revisit ideas at deliberate intervals to build durable knowledge.
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Question the familiar
Learning myths
Replace popular misconceptions with practices supported by evidence.
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Build lasting connections
How memory works
Connect new knowledge to useful, well-organised mental models.
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Win the focus
Student attention
Create the conditions that help important information get noticed.
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Fuel the effort
Motivation
Support the beliefs, value and agency that sustain learner effort.
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Make challenge count
Productive struggle
Make challenge purposeful, supported and worth persisting with.
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Your presenter
Meet Marko Koskinen.
A founder of three progressive schools with more than 25 years of experience across education, Marko combines hands-on expertise with learning science to help educators create research-backed learning environments.
“Effective learning is both scientific and deeply human.”
Free webinar #1
Foundations every teacher can apply.
The first session is a practical introduction—and the entry point to a connected seven-webinar professional learning journey.
- SessionsThursday 17 September 2026 at 3:00 PM EEST
- Duration2 hours
- LocationOnline
- CostFree
Start with one lesson
Small, research-based changes can make a big difference.
Join the first webinar for free and leave with ideas you can use in your classroom next week.
Register for the free webinar