This is a page for teachers to explore. It contains some of the tools that I introduced in the PD session at the beginning of the year, and will include other related articles or tools that I find to be particularly relevant to what we do.
Below is the abstract for the the professional development held in August, 2017.
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G2Conline.org
The link below will take you to one of the best tools for navigating brain basics. It also provides articles on numerous disorders that every teacher routinely experiences in a given academic year.
The link below will take you to one of the best tools for navigating brain basics. It also provides articles on numerous disorders that every teacher routinely experiences in a given academic year.
The Adolescent Brain - PBS Video
Although this site is geared toward adolescent and later teen brains, it is beneficial to the educator of any age group as we are all working toward the common goal of producing intelligent, well-adjusted young people. (Remember: they will likely be the ones who take care of us in our latter years, so it's in our collectively best interest to get this right the first time around!)
Although this site is geared toward adolescent and later teen brains, it is beneficial to the educator of any age group as we are all working toward the common goal of producing intelligent, well-adjusted young people. (Remember: they will likely be the ones who take care of us in our latter years, so it's in our collectively best interest to get this right the first time around!)
Reward and Punishment in the Brain - Science Daily Article from 2011
Take note what is written in this brief article on recent discoveries in neurology that demonstrate the reach of reward and punishment on the brain. The last paragraph has special importance for us as we engage student learners. It calls for creativity and broader thinking about some of those basic principles we all learned during those tedious ed psych classes in college.
Take note what is written in this brief article on recent discoveries in neurology that demonstrate the reach of reward and punishment on the brain. The last paragraph has special importance for us as we engage student learners. It calls for creativity and broader thinking about some of those basic principles we all learned during those tedious ed psych classes in college.