Where Learning Occurs
When you are learning, electrical messages travel from one neuron to another over and over. Eventually the brain starts to create connections or pathways between the neurons so things become easier and you can do them better.
Our brains are constantly changing and creating neural pathways. This means that everyone is capable of learning and becoming more intelligent. In this video, you will discover how the neuromodulators affect students’ attention, as well as the acquisition of skills through repeat practice and the studies of early brain development and how educators can use this knowledge to help parents to equip their children to become better learners.
Watch the video clips below and try the activity, then provide your comments to the questions posed.
Our brains are constantly changing and creating neural pathways. This means that everyone is capable of learning and becoming more intelligent. In this video, you will discover how the neuromodulators affect students’ attention, as well as the acquisition of skills through repeat practice and the studies of early brain development and how educators can use this knowledge to help parents to equip their children to become better learners.
Watch the video clips below and try the activity, then provide your comments to the questions posed.
Memory and Attention
How can teachers use techniques to boost students’ attention? Using tools and gadgets such as stress balls or placing elastic straps on chairs can improve students’ working memory and help them concentrate in class as well as remember longer instructions. Torkel Klingberg is a professor in Cognitive Neuroscience at Karolinska Institute. He studies the neural basis for cognitive development during childhood and training-induced plasticity of the brain, especially working memory and attention. His publication includes: The Learning Brain: Memory and Brain Development in Children.
Gamification
A Learning Activity With Neuroscience
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15ibNN7Z8p3eJ4vg862ncIrA0oCZbComvIlo4drSH9eg/edit?usp=sharing
Discussion
- Is it necessary, or helpful to understand the neuroscience of the brain in order to teach effectively?
- Can a little knowledge about brain function be a bad thing? If so, how?
- What would you like to know about brain function in order to design more effective education?
- How do you think educational neurologists could most effectively provide information to you about new findings? Who would you most trust getting that information from?