What Is Contextual Learning   For over twenty-five years, CORD, the internationally acclaimed R & D agency, has been studying how different students learn and how great teachers teach. The result is improved student success through new curriculum and instruction. CORD calls its highly effective pedagogy Contextual Learning. Sometimes described by theorists as “scientific constructivism,” this Contextual Learning approach incorporates the five teaching strategies embodied in the R.E.A.C.T. acronym - Relating, Experiencing, Applying, Cooperating, and Transferring. (see below for details). CORD Communications is proud to be the publisher of instructional materials developed by CORD. We are delighted to bring you these “tools for contextual learning.” We encourage you to learn more about Contextual Learning, to take advantage of the professional development and other services that CORD offers (www.cord.org), and to let us help you put these tools to work in your school and classroom. Copyright 2003, Cord Communications. All rights reserved.