by edtosavetheworld | Feb 26, 2015 | Stage 2: Active Processing
Today’s post tries to make sense of all the buzz around brain-based learning. John Medina has “12 Brain Rules” Mariale Haridman suggests “6 Brain Targets” Eric Jensen advocates “5 Schoolwide Success Factors” WKCD (What Kids...
by edtosavetheworld | Feb 20, 2015 | Stage 2: Joyful and Efficient
After a bit of reflection on joy and efficiency yesterday, I poked around a bit to figure out what neuroscience could teach me about the science of joy and learning. I found a great 2007 article in ASCD’s Educational Leadership called “The Neuroscience of...
by edtosavetheworld | Jan 30, 2014 | Stage 2: Joyful and Efficient
Yesterday we had a great guest post from teacher Laura McCarthy. Maybe it’s because I’m 7 months pregnant but I actually teared up while reading her field trip story… Laura says: “Creating a joyful classroom instills a passion for learning and...
