Faculty Brainpower for Teen Achievement

 

 

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Faculty Brainpower for Teen Achievement

via Brain Based Biz by noreply@blogger.com (Robyn McMaster) on 6/17/09

Practical applications from neuro research can support teachers own fine endeavors for secondary learning and assessment. Certification offered at the first MITA Brain Institute provides educators strategies to work with rather than against the human brain as students learn. This is critical to business since schools are preparing the leaders of tomorrow.

So what difference does using strategies based on the brain make? Students in classes of university and secondary faculty using MITA strategies improved their achievement significantly and it creates ongoing renewal through faculty-learner generated content. When students make critical decisions and experience real world applications, they gain the problem solving skills needed for the business world.

Interestingly, learning becomes more community centered, too, including parents, community and practical experiences in outside organizations.

During the 20 hour certification, participants create classroom-ready curriculum together that'll be ready to use in a variety of disciplines this fall. An added benefit - no new texts are required for classes.

There will be opportunities to:

Transform neuro discoveries into learning tools

Create brain based lessons and assessment

Obtain MITA materials including a recently published book

Facilitate and build learning communities in your school and beyond

Use tactics to draw on diverse cultures for positive, mutual takeaways

Engage parents at school

Participate in monthly support for a year

Connect with wider community in Knowledge Celebration

Dr. Ellen Weber, President of the MITA Brain Based Center, has published several books and dozens of articles about using more brain for smarter solutions, in journals, periodicals and newspapers. I count it a privilege to collaborate with her during institutes, certification and even keynotes - for fifteen years now.

"Thanks for making this institute available to Rochester," writes, Dan Drmacich, Principal of School Without Walls. "With the commitment of educators to implement what they create this summer, we could have the beginning of a real paradigm shift."

What a joy and challenge to bring updates and innovation to materials and approaches each time we work at new sites and take on new projects. We're looking forward to working in Rochester.

 

 

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