The Brain and Learning

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The brain and learning approach incorporates the latest scientific research about the brain and how students learn and mature socially, emotionally, and cognitively. It uses curriculum, instructional methods, and programs to increase students’ ability to make connections and retain new information.

Articles 

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Educational Leadership

• Research Says / Convert Stress to Challenge (February 2014) 
• Research Says / The Reading Skills Digital Brains Need (November 2013)
• Our Brains Extended (March 2013)
• Research Says / Creativity Requires a Mix of Skills (February 2013)
• Ferrari Engines, Bicycle Brakes (October 2012)
• Ending School Avoidance (October 2012)
• Art & Science of Teaching / A Moving Proposal (April 2012)
• The Middle/High Years / Demystifying the Adolescent Brain (April 2011)

Books 

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• Understanding How Young Children Learn: Bringing the Science of Child Development to the Classroom (2012)
• Brain Matters: Translating Research into Classroom Practice, 2nd Edition (2010)
• Learning to Love Math: Teaching Strategies That Change Student Attitudes and Get Results (2010)
• Teaching with Poverty in Mind: What Being Poor Does to Kids' Brains and What Schools Can Do About It (2009)
• Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom, 3rd Edition (2009)
• The Motivated Student: Unlocking the Enthusiasm for Learning (2009)

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Webinars 

• Francis Bailey and Ken Pransky: Implications and Applications of the Latest Brain Research for Learners and Teachers (July 16, 2015)
• Judy Willis: Brain-Based Learning Strategies Series (Recorded May 2010–November 2013)

Online Learning 

PD Online^® Courses

• Teaching with Poverty in Mind
• The Brain: Memory and Learning Strategies, 2nd Edition

Videos 

You can watch sample clips of some of the videos.

• Engaging Students with Poverty In Mind DVD Series: Elementary And Secondary (2014)
• Teaching With Poverty In Mind DVD Series: Elementary And Secondary (2010)
• Teaching The Adolescent Brain DVD With Facilitator's Guide (2006)
• The Brain And Mathematics (2001)