App #5: Many of us have our students write stories and then illustrate the text. While the artists in the bunch do flips and cartwheels (and I’ve had those students), what happens to those who struggle with drawing the simplest shapes. You know what I mean… somehow my tree just doesn’t quite look like a…
Category: Innovative Teaching and Learning
App #4 of “10 Apps to Countdown Season”
App #4: “I hate Google Docs!” stated a student in an advanced writing class. The teacher being stunned by this emphatic state turned my way with a “now what!” look. After probing, it became clear that this writer liked the thesaurus dictionary in MSWord. A quick introduction to online visual dictionaries opened a whole different world…
App #3 of “10 Apps to Countdown Season”
App #3: What happens when you bring together an ipad, an app, words, thoughts, and sound? Why Book Creator of course. This app for the ipad is a thing of beauty when it comes to creating ebooks. Images can be drawn or photographed and inserted along with text. As well, audio can enhance both the background environment and…
Nov-Dec Newsletter is Out
Our November-December newsletter is now published. Read what’s new and exciting in our district. As well, you might not have been aware that you can take advantage of purchasing MS Office at home (for only $11). Click here for this edition. Or select the tab > News to find all issues.
September Newsletter Off the Presses
September is filled with a mix of “welcome back activities” as well as planning for possibilities. Our September Newsletter is hot off the presses. Click here for your copy. You can also click on the News tab in the navigation bar for an archive of all the newsletters.
Virtual Webinar – Brain Connections
Just in case you missed the last offering, here’s another chance to dive into free webinars with Sherelle Walker and Martha Burns. Sherrelle Walker Dates: June 10, 2011 and June 17, 2011 Time: 8am PT (30 minute session) During this information-packed half-hour, Ms. Walker will discuss concrete, useful strategies for integrating Brain Fitness into district…
Latest Webinars to Tickle your Brain
MARCH 9; April 27 – Virtual Brain Seminar (Register here) Sherelle Walker (CEO, Scientific) and Martha Burns (Speech & Language Pathologist) – This duo session includes concrete, useful strategies for integrating Brain Fitness districtwide, as well as the latest in neuroscience and research. MARCH 18, 2011 – Our Changing Education Landscape (10:00-11:00) (Register on Scilearn…
Research – Posing the Questions
Sometimes the best research is right in front of our noses. When we see our students succeed when they have not succeeded in the past, (even when we know we’ve put enormous resources to help) we continue to ask questions such as: What was different about these interventions that made it click for the student?…
Adding to knowledge…
Hi Everyone, Here’s an article to dwell upon from the Auditory Neuroscience Lab at Northwestern University – published Nov. 2009. This slideshow is a presentation on background noise and language impairment (dyslexia). ( Auditory Neuroscience Lab ) What do you think?
Train your mind – Change your brain
Sharon Begley is a Newsweek science writer who has a gift for making science accessible and meaningful. This book is a compiled set of learning stories from the Mind and Life Institute conferences (participated by the Dalai Lama and a group of neuroscientists). Pioneering research in neuroplasticity from many sides are brought together – works…
Video – The Brain that Changes itself – Doidge on Nature of Things
Nature of Things just ran (July 30th) the show on Norman Doidge’s book, The Brain that Changes Itself. You can watch the entire show (43 minutes) or just a segment of it (30 minutes). You can also revisit our previous post (July 7th) on Michael Merzenich – Redesigning the Brain.
Where’s the proof?
Research is continually being updated by both Scientific Learning, outside educational institutions and agencies. The following represents a very small portion of what has been documented. ** Please feel free to add to this list or comment. Strength of SLC research (June, 2009). (Review of research by Dr. B. Calhoun) Edubrief (March, 2008). What happens…
Re-wiring the brain – video
Neuroscientist Michael Merzenich looks at one of the secrets of the brain’s incredible power: its ability to actively re-wire itself. He’s researching ways to harness the brain’s plasticity to enhance our skills and recover lost function. Feel free to comment by using the Comment box below. [ted id=”526″]