If you have not seen Michaelangelo’s painting of the human brain ...
There’s a medical certificate in your doctor’s office proving completion of 7 years of preparation to be your doctor. You would not fly to London, Tokyo, or Nairobi if you’re pilot was not similarly certified.
Here is a course of training that will make you “certificated” in understanding the development of young human brains if you’re planning to be a parent or a teacher.
Invitation to those involved in education at home or at school.
1. Teachers are invited to do Brain and Learning Research in their classrooms. Invite a colleague to come in and observe your class in this Brain and Learning Experiment. Take turns doing the following. Ask your observer to assess the percentage of students engaged in active learning while the teacher is presenting information: count those who are asking questions, taking notes, diagramming the teachers lecture etc.
The goal is to up this percentage using mindful strategies.
1. Teachers are invited to do Brain and Learning Research in their classrooms. Invite a colleague to come in and observe your class in this Brain and Learning Experiment. Take turns doing the following. Ask your observer to assess the percentage of students engaged in active learning while the teacher is presenting information: count those who are asking questions, taking notes, diagramming the teachers lecture etc.
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The goal is to up this percentage using mindful strategies.