Jennifer Winward’s Bio
Dr. Jennifer Winward earned her Ph.D. with a dual emphasis in Neuroscience and Developmental Neuropsychology from University of California, San Diego. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and graduated summa cum laude (top 1%) with highest distinction honors.
She is a distinguished teaching professor at UCSD, renowned 20-year veteran of high school tutoring, and the founder and CEO of Winward Academy. Dr. Winward has been widely recognized for her academic success, published research, and service efforts with awards from the President of the United States, the California State Assembly, Rotary International, the Marin County School Administrator Association, the American Psychological Association, and the National Science Foundation.
She has been honored as San Diego’s most influential education leader, as Top 40 Under 40 in San Diego, as Top 35 Under 35 nationally, and as a Top 5 Female Entrepreneur in IT. She was featured in Forbes to provide the top tips for success in college applications and in Entrepreneur magazine as a prominent leader in U.S. education. She was also selected as a Top 20 Most Dynamic CEO of 2020 for the unparalleled support she and Winward Academy provided to families during school closures.
Our Guest for this episode is Dr. Jennifer Winward from Winward Academy.
Jennifer starts with her number one tip for parents and students as they prepare for postsecondary success, which is to embrace mistakes. The best way to learn how to learn is to be open to learning from your mistakes.
Jennifer discusses the benefits of skill formation, including the durable skills that were featured in Episode One of College & Career Readiness Radio.
Don’t miss what she says about the risks associated with college scholarships.
Jennifer provides guidance on exactly how students can learn from a test that they took in school versus just looking at the grade and moving on.
Particular to the math classroom, Dr. Winward recommends that students be given an opportunity to make test corrections and earn their points back for doing so.
The conversation dives into the field of neuroscience and tips and tricks that educators can use to help students with remembering and retaining information. Also, check out Powerful Teaching by Pooja Agarwal and Patrice Bain.
Jennifer describes the power in chunking information so that students can remember it better.
Dr. Winward is an expert in the SAT and ACT examination; she tells listeners about huge technical changes to the test format and content.
Check out Sold a Story in connection with the conversation about vocabulary attainment.
Jennifer calls to action that all educators embrace learning theory and learn more about what we know about how people learn.
Learn more about college and career readiness tools at MaiaLearning.com.
Book a time to discuss college and career readiness with the host, Dr. T.J. Vari.
