In-Service
Teaching the Learning Brain
Description
Teaching the Learning Brain is recommended for instructional designers, school leadership, and K-12 educators of all content areas. Teaching the Learning Brain is presented in four 90-minute parts during a one-day In-Service.
Teaching the Learning Brain, Part 1: Getting to the Core
The road from teaching to learning winds through the learner’s head, a world of neuronal pathways and memory-making activity. When the brain engages in learning, how does it process incoming data? This opening session highlights the cognitive processes that convert sensory data to knowledge, understanding, and utility.
Teaching the Learning Brain, Part 2: Engaging Minds to Foster Learning
Understanding learning enables effective teaching. What instructional methods engage the cognitive activity that leads to learning? This second session identifies research-supported methods, their connection to learning’s core processes, and potential sequences for effective teaching.
Teaching the Learning Brain, Part 3: Exploring a Few Influences
Even the best designed teaching can be influenced by a learner’s perspectives on intelligence and challenge. How do belief, effort, achievement, and confidence influence each other and impact the learner? This third session examines new research on how teachers can make these significant influences a benefit rather than a detriment to student learning.
Teaching the Learning Brain, Part 4: Motivating Students, Ignoring Marshmallows
The learner’s state affects learning, and executive function capacity influences the learner’s thinking. How and when do we motivate students? Why do young brains sometimes seem to lack common sense? This final session explores details of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation, the development of executive function and its influence on student thought and actions, and the major role self-regulation plays in academic and professional success.
Materials
An extensive PDF handout will be emailed prior to the event to be distributed to all in-service attendees.