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Success Gets into Your Head-and Changes It – Harvard Business Review

May 5, 2010
By Curt
Success Gets into Your Head-and Changes It – Harvard Business Review

This is an interesting article with evidence that should fundamentally affect the way we teach. Research by MIT neuroscientists shows that our brain actually rewires in response to success.  Now that may not seem groundbreaking, but the corresponding finding might surprise you.  The brain does nothing in response to failure. In other words, if...
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Futurity.org – Brain map reveals biology of intelligence

April 10, 2010
By Curt
Futurity.org – Brain map reveals biology of intelligence

I found this article on brain research, and thought of A Whole New Mind. The general background of this research was to explore the correlation between IQ tests and brain usage.  Specifically, which brain regions affect our intelligence? The tentative conclusion: Intelligence is determined by a wide range of areas and the brain’s ability...
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Book Review: Brain Matters: Translating Research into Classroom Practice

May 21, 2009
By Curt
Book Review: Brain Matters: Translating Research into Classroom Practice

Brain Matters: Translating Research into Classroom Practice By: Patricia Wolfe As I continue to read about Brain-compatible learning, this book has helped me to get a firmer grasp of some of the research and how that research can be implemented in my classroom. The book itself is broken into three parts. Part I provides...
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Book Review: Introduction to Brain-Compatible Learning

May 20, 2009
By Curt
Book Review: Introduction to Brain-Compatible Learning

Introduction to Brain-Compatible Learning By: Eric Jensen I read this book as an overview of brain-Compatible teaching. I definitely love the book. It is an easy, quick read. Plus it provides enough detail to get you started, but then jumps right into the implication for your classroom. The book begins with an overview of...
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