Brain research can help us understand how our brains learn and what strategies we can use to maximize learning.
"Brain-based education is the engagement of strategies based on how our brain works" according to Eric Jensen.
Jensen, E. (No Date). What is Brain-Based Learning? Retrieved from https://feaweb.org/brain-based-learning-strategies
Jensen, E. (2005). Teaching with the Brain in Mind. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: ASCD.
"If we want to empower students, we must show them how, they can control their own cognitive and emotional health, and their own learning" claims Judy Willis.
Willis, J. (Dec 2009). How to Teach Students About the Brain, Education Leadership, 67:4.
"Teaching is not just an art anymore, it's a science,"
says David Sousa. Teaching and Learning are applied brain research.
Sousa, D. (2011). How the Brain Learns, 4th ed. Corwin Publisher.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
1. BRAIN: How does the brain work?
2. MEMORY: What learning activities help memory - brain growth?
3. STRATEGIES: How can brain research inform teaching strategies?
"Brain-based education is the engagement of strategies based on how our brain works" according to Eric Jensen.
Jensen, E. (No Date). What is Brain-Based Learning? Retrieved from https://feaweb.org/brain-based-learning-strategies
Jensen, E. (2005). Teaching with the Brain in Mind. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: ASCD.
"If we want to empower students, we must show them how, they can control their own cognitive and emotional health, and their own learning" claims Judy Willis.
Willis, J. (Dec 2009). How to Teach Students About the Brain, Education Leadership, 67:4.
"Teaching is not just an art anymore, it's a science,"
says David Sousa. Teaching and Learning are applied brain research.
Sousa, D. (2011). How the Brain Learns, 4th ed. Corwin Publisher.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
1. BRAIN: How does the brain work?
2. MEMORY: What learning activities help memory - brain growth?
3. STRATEGIES: How can brain research inform teaching strategies?
TEST YOUR MEMORY STRATEGIES
Look at the words below for 15 seconds:
Write as many as you can remember without looking?
How many did you get correct? What strategies did you use?
Look at the words below for 15 seconds:
- Learning
- Bridge
- Genetics
- Understanding
- Memory
- Application
Write as many as you can remember without looking?
How many did you get correct? What strategies did you use?