EPISODE 04: THEORY TO PRACTICE

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Episode 04: Theory to Practice | 16 December 2025 Trent and Stephen tackle The Worldbuilding Workshop’s third chapter, “Theory to Practice,” including: How their personal K12 and university experiences influenced their perspectives on instructional design; Challenges associated with lecture-based instructional environments; How school is structured (or not) for 21st-century learners; Differentiation and alternative ways to organize education; Grade bands and tracking vs. skill- and performance-based classrooms; The broad misunderstanding of “learning styles”; And the empirically-demonstrated benefits of richly authentic, case-based instruction. Episode References: Hayes, C. (2025). The sirens' call: How attention became the world's most endangered resource. Penguin Press.

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