There were so many take aways from the annual Learning and the Brain Conference which I was fortunate to attend last week. I met so many amazing educators and learned so much about best practices in education today. Below are just a few of the highlights.
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, EdD
The Default Mode Network: How social-emotional imagination fosters deep learning and creativity.
https://rossier.usc.edu/faculty-and-research/directories/a-z/profile/?id=47
“People live longer when they have a sense of purpose.”
David Eagleman
The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes the World and Education
The Brain: the story of you
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Eagleman
“Treat the past as a treasure, but not untouchable. Children need access to creativity!”
Dr. Todd Kashdan
The New Scientific Framework of Curiosity and Agility
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Kashdan
“Curiosity is uncomfortable. In order to create critical thinkers, manufacture more curious opportunities and when we are challenged we need to be open, not defensive.”
George Couros
https://georgecouros.ca/blog/about-me
“When you have a compelling reason- you can learn anything.”
“Are we serving the score or the student”
Jo Boaler
Stanford University
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Boaler
Youcubed founder: https://www.youcubed.org/
“A Brain pathway has been identified that links a positive attitude in math to achievement. A positive attitude links to better functioning of the hippocampus.”
James Nottingham- The Learning Pit
http://www.jamesnottingham.co.uk/learning-pit/
Angela Maiers- “Challenge kids to use their creativity to make a difference in the world.”
http://www.choose2matter.org/
Jonathan A. Gottschall, PhD
The Creative, Storytelling Animal
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Gottschall
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, EdD
The Default Mode Network: How social-emotional imagination fosters deep learning and creativity.
https://rossier.usc.edu/faculty-and-research/directories/a-z/profile/?id=47
“People live longer when they have a sense of purpose.”
David Eagleman
The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes the World and Education
The Brain: the story of you
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Eagleman
“Treat the past as a treasure, but not untouchable. Children need access to creativity!”
Dr. Todd Kashdan
The New Scientific Framework of Curiosity and Agility
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Kashdan
“Curiosity is uncomfortable. In order to create critical thinkers, manufacture more curious opportunities and when we are challenged we need to be open, not defensive.”
George Couros
https://georgecouros.ca/blog/about-me
“When you have a compelling reason- you can learn anything.”
“Are we serving the score or the student”
Jo Boaler
Stanford University
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Boaler
Youcubed founder: https://www.youcubed.org/
“A Brain pathway has been identified that links a positive attitude in math to achievement. A positive attitude links to better functioning of the hippocampus.”
James Nottingham- The Learning Pit
http://www.jamesnottingham.co.uk/learning-pit/
Angela Maiers- “Challenge kids to use their creativity to make a difference in the world.”
http://www.choose2matter.org/
Jonathan A. Gottschall, PhD
The Creative, Storytelling Animal
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Gottschall