EARCOS Weekend Workshop with Julie Stern

Join us for a practical, inspiring workshop with four time, bestselling author Julie Stern, named John Hattie's 'go to person on transfer of learning.'

This workshop is designed for experienced educators and school leaders who are looking to go further in aligning curriculum, instruction, and assessment with lasting learning. Julie’s work has been a game-changer for schools across the world -- helping educators unify initiatives, boost student retention, and cultivate adaptable, concept-driven thinkers.

This is not your typical workshop. It’s:

• Research-informed
• Future-focused
• Practical and high-impact
• Tailored for advanced practitioners ready to lead transformative learning

About Julie Stern: With two decades experience facilitating adult learning, Julie supports educators and parents with tools to empower young people and to make sense of complexity and use their learning to promote sustainability, equity, and well-being. Her publications include Learning that Transfers, Visible Learning for Social Studies, The On-Your-Feet-Guide to Learning Transfer and Tools for Teaching Conceptual Understanding, Elementary and Secondary.

Participants receive complementary access to Julie's online professional learning platform for one year (over $8,000 USD value).

Workshop Agenda:

Saturday, March 7, 2026

Morning- The memory problem: Why students too often forget and what we can do about it. 

Outcome: Participants will evaluate and elevate existing unit plans for boosting long-term learning based on cognitive science and research into expertise. 

Afternoon- The engagement problem: Why students’ innate passion for learning slowly erodes, and what we can do about it. 

Outcome: Participants will evaluate and elevate existing unit plans and lesson plans to boost intrinsic motivation and student engagement in learning. 

Sunday, March 8, 2026

Morning- The ever-changing world problem: How to both meet curricular demands and prepare students for an unknown future. 

Outcome: Participants will evaluate and elevate existing unit plans and lesson plans to prepare students to become adaptable for our ever-changing world. 

Afternoon- The assessment problem: How to measure what we really value. 

Outcome: Participants will create an assessment plan that measures students’ abilities to transfer their learning to unfamiliar situations. 

Questions about the workshop? Email callen@sekolahciputra.sch.id