Guy Claxton is Emeritus Professor at Winchester University and Visiting Professor of Education at King's College London. He has previously taught and researched at Oxford University, Bristol University, and the University of London Institute of Education, and is an internationally renowned cognitive scientist. Guy's books include Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind; Wise Up: The Challenge of Lifelong Learning; The Wayward Mind; and Intelligence in the Flesh. Recent books on education include What's the Point of School?; Building Learning Power; and, with Bill Lucas and others, New Kinds of Smart; The Learning Powered School; and Educating Ruby. Guy's Building Learning Power approach to teaching is widely used in all kinds of schools across the UK, as well as in Poland, Dubai, Indonesia, India, China, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Brazil, and Argentina.

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• Chapters include: The Origins of the Learning Power Approach What Is Learning? What Exactly Is the Aim of the Learning Power Approach? How Do I Get Started? Some Quick Wins Why Does Learning Power Matter? Ten Good Reasons for Pumping Those Learning Muscles What Is Learning Power Made of? Learning Power in Action: Some Classroom Illustrations Design Principles of the LPA Classroom What Is the Evidence for the Learning Power Approach? Distinctions and Misconceptions Joining the Culture Club

Guy Claxton is Emeritus Professor at Winchester University and Visiting Professor of Education at King's College London. He has previously taught and researched at Oxford University, Bristol University, and the University of London Institute of Education, and is an internationally renowned cognitive scientist. Guy's books include Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind; Wise Up: The Challenge of Lifelong Learning; The Wayward Mind; and Intelligence in the Flesh. Recent books on education include What's the Point of School?; Building Learning Power; and, with Bill Lucas and others, New Kinds of Smart; The Learning Powered School; and Educating Ruby. Guy's Building Learning Power approach to teaching is widely used in all kinds of schools across the UK, as well as in Poland, Dubai, Indonesia, India, China, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Brazil, and Argentina.

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• Chapters include: The Origins of the Learning Power Approach What Is Learning? What Exactly Is the Aim of the Learning Power Approach? How Do I Get Started? Some Quick Wins Why Does Learning Power Matter? Ten Good Reasons for Pumping Those Learning Muscles What Is Learning Power Made of? Learning Power in Action: Some Classroom Illustrations Design Principles of the LPA Classroom What Is the Evidence for the Learning Power Approach? Distinctions and Misconceptions Joining the Culture Club

Guy Claxton is Emeritus Professor at Winchester University and Visiting Professor of Education at King's College London. He has previously taught and researched at Oxford University, Bristol University, and the University of London Institute of Education, and is an internationally renowned cognitive scientist. Guy's books include Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind; Wise Up: The Challenge of Lifelong Learning; The Wayward Mind; and Intelligence in the Flesh. Recent books on education include What's the Point of School?; Building Learning Power; and, with Bill Lucas and others, New Kinds of Smart; The Learning Powered School; and Educating Ruby. Guy's Building Learning Power approach to teaching is widely used in all kinds of schools across the UK, as well as in Poland, Dubai, Indonesia, India, China, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Brazil, and Argentina.

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• Chapters include: The Origins of the Learning Power Approach What Is Learning? What Exactly Is the Aim of the Learning Power Approach? How Do I Get Started? Some Quick Wins Why Does Learning Power Matter? Ten Good Reasons for Pumping Those Learning Muscles What Is Learning Power Made of? Learning Power in Action: Some Classroom Illustrations Design Principles of the LPA Classroom What Is the Evidence for the Learning Power Approach? Distinctions and Misconceptions Joining the Culture Club