The Distance between a Neuron and a Chalkboard
Facilitator(s): John Medina

Workshop   +   Classroom Practice: curriculum & instruction   +   Everyone
It is definitional that education involves the human brain, the most complex information processor in the known universe. From infants and toddlers to teenagers and adults, scientific studies are revolutionizing our ideas about how the brain works. There has been a push in recent years to apply what we know about how brains process information to formal classroom experience. But how much of these data can we really apply to the educational experience? In this talk we explore the pitfalls, limitations, and promise of applying brain research to learning environments. We explore the fact that neural, cognitive, and behavioral sciences presently say very little about the educational experience. We also explore the fact that this sad state of affairs does not have to stay that way.
Date/Time: Friday, 1:30pm - 3:30pm   Room: CC 619   Session #290
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Participants indicating interest in attending this session are:
Jodell AllingerIndependent
David BeaversPickaway County ESC
Lauren DarlingMerlo Station High School
Sherry GrahamVeteran's Memorial School/ Vineland, NJ
Michelle GroveSouthridge High School
Alice HoltSouthern Maine Partnership
Marco HornbeckMann Middle School
Michael HotzUSD #500
Diane HuntCharles Wright Academy
Halvorson KathySouthridge High School
eliana marcenarofenway high school
janelle mcgann
JoAnnP MooreGigHarborHighSchool
Steve MotenkoPartnership Education Institute
Cindy PaternoDurand School
Jason RiveraWildwood School
Michael RoutaWindsor School