As we go into the summer, a huge ‘thank you’ goes to teachers, students and parents. To the students, you’ve practiced focus and attention and this is no easy feat. It takes hard work to build and exercise an efficient brain. To our parents, you ensured your children had a good night’s sleep and a…
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Reading and Adolescent Brain webinar
Sometimes you think … what is happening in that adolescent brain! Even after repeated intervention, there appears a lack of improvement. Dr. Martha Burns of Scientific Learning will be sharing some insights on Tuesday February 5 (12:00pm) via live webinar. Sign up via your Fast ForWord (teacher) link and click in Events.
Something to Think About
I came across this article on Edutopia that once again reflected the importance of teachers’ understanding of how the brain works. More specifically, how the brain’s plasticity helps our work in teaching. Things like how memory is enhanced, how stress affects memory construction, or triggers in student behaviours can be eye openers for how we…
Gaining Insights – Videos
Here are some short videos that you may be interested in seeing: The Human Spark – Brain Matters (pbs) Inside the Teenage Brain (Frontline)
Social Bookmarks Dilemma
Many of you have heard the recent flood of comments over the e-waves about delicious.com and its demise. While the company isn’t exactly saying what’s happening to this tool, I can just imagine how people are feeling about the news. I use it myself to organize my bookmarks to share with you. But knowing that…
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?…
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…
Redesigning the brain – by Merzenich
This is Chapter 3 in Norman Doidge’s book, The Brain that Changes Itself. Read the story of Michael Merzenich’s journey of discovery from the very beginning. How did the term “neuroplasticity” come about? For so many years, neuroscientists have believed that the brain had ‘windows of opportunities’ and once passed, hardwiring took effect. Now it’s understood…