Brain by Brain: How Students Learn
This blog has been created to facilitate an on-going discussion between members of my current class, Meeting the Needs of the Individual Learner: Brain-Based Learning. (2010-2011)
Welcome!
Hello everyone, and welcome! I'm looking forward to another great year with a new group of learners! I love teaching this class and hope that you will enjoy it as well!
For the past ten years, I've been studying about the human brain- striving to understand how it works, how learning actually happens, and how teachers can take advantage of the research provided by neuroscientists and their sophisticated brain-imaging technologies. My learning began when I (as a classroom teacher) attended a 3-day workshop with Dr. Pat Wolfe. Since that time, I have completed Dr. Wolfe's Training of Trainers course, and have attended numerous renewal sessions with like-minded colleagues. I consider Pat a mentor, setting me on a course of self-study that has become my passion!
My personal mission statement is this: I aspire... to inspire. As I work with K-12 educators, helping them to understand their students' brains, I try to model best-known practices, while encouraging the hearts of those teachers who serve our children.
This blog will be a place where our conversations from class can be extended. Additionally, the Wiki that I created will house several other blogs for use in completing and posting class assignments that all class members will be able to access.
I'm looking forward to meeting each of you on September 2!
For the past ten years, I've been studying about the human brain- striving to understand how it works, how learning actually happens, and how teachers can take advantage of the research provided by neuroscientists and their sophisticated brain-imaging technologies. My learning began when I (as a classroom teacher) attended a 3-day workshop with Dr. Pat Wolfe. Since that time, I have completed Dr. Wolfe's Training of Trainers course, and have attended numerous renewal sessions with like-minded colleagues. I consider Pat a mentor, setting me on a course of self-study that has become my passion!
My personal mission statement is this: I aspire... to inspire. As I work with K-12 educators, helping them to understand their students' brains, I try to model best-known practices, while encouraging the hearts of those teachers who serve our children.
This blog will be a place where our conversations from class can be extended. Additionally, the Wiki that I created will house several other blogs for use in completing and posting class assignments that all class members will be able to access.
I'm looking forward to meeting each of you on September 2!
The New Science of Learning: Brain Fitness for Kids
Watch the video clip below and then post a brief response to one (or both) of the following questions:
1. What do you already know about the science of learning and motivation?
2. What do you hope to learn & be able to do as a result of taking this class?
1. What do you already know about the science of learning and motivation?
2. What do you hope to learn & be able to do as a result of taking this class?
Thursday, July 1, 2010
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