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Time: 6 hours
Level: Introductory
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 Introduction Resource- We know that the brain has a hugely important role to play in the students' learning that goes on in our classrooms. However, surprisingly, scientists still know relatively little about the workings of...
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| | 1. Efficient brain performance
- 1. Efficient brain performance Resource
- Two sources of fuel are particularly important to ensure a healthy and efficiently functioning brain – oxygen and water. Fortunately, in many countries, both of these are in ready supply! Many schools...
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| | 2. Connecting the hemispheres
- 2. Connecting the hemispheres Resource
- We know that our brains are divided into two hemispheres, and that different areas of the brain have a dominant responsibility for different functions and actions. It is important to maximise our brain...
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- 3. Review and recall Resource
- Learning cannot take place without memory, and we expect our students to be able to process, synthesise and recall a vast amount of information every day. There are, however, some simple strategies that...
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- 4. Music and learning Resource
- ‘In music the sages found pleasure, and saw that it could be used to make the hearts of the people good. Because of the deep influence it exerts on man, and the change it produces in manners and customs,...
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- 5. Learning styles Resource
- There are now numerous resources available on learning styles or multiple intelligences, and their implications for classroom learning. At the simplest level, what teachers need to recognise is that not...
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