Posts Tagged ‘Education & Lifelong Learning’
What Educators and Parents Should Know About Neuroplasticity, Learning and Dance
Dance. Is it merely art? Is it just recreation? Think again. Dance is now being studied as a pathway to enhance learning. And, scientists say, educators and parents should take note of the movement. Recently at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting, more than 6,800 attendees paid rapt attention to renowned choreographer…
Read MoreStudy: Are neuromarkers on the cusp of transforming education and mental health?
. Brain Scans May Help Predict Future Problems, And Solutions (NPR): “Brain scans may soon be able to help predict a person’s future — some aspects of it, anyway. Information from these scans increasingly is able to suggest whether a child will have trouble with
Read MoreTop 10 recent scientific studies on the value of mindfulness in education
— More and more studies are showing the potential benefits of mindfulness practices for students –to improve physical health, psychological well-being, social skills, even academic performance in some cases– as well as for teachers and administrators –primarily to reduce stress and burnout–. To give you an update on the landscape of scientific research about the role…
Read MoreUpgrading education and health with the brain in mind
Heads up: these are some of my upcoming talks, starting tomorrow with a brief insight blast on Upgrading education and health with the brain in mind at the World Economic Forum on Latin America. If you’re a SharpBrains friend and speaking at/ attending any, please let me know so we can connect. April 23–25, Lima, Peru: Upgrading education…
Read MoreEducation for Mental Fitness: “A Sharper Mind, Middle Age and Beyond”
Kudos to Patricia Cohen for one of the best articles I have read in The New York Times in a long time: A Sharper Mind, Middle Age and Beyond, by Patricia Cohen. These are a few quotes — please do read the article in full, it is worth it. “Some people are much better than their peers at delaying age-related…
Read MoreWho Says This is The Classroom of the Future?
The New York Times has recently published several very good and seemingly unrelated articles…let’s try and connect some dots. What if we questioned the very premise behind naming some classrooms the “classrooms of the future” simply because they have been adding technology in literally mindless ways? What if the Education of the Future (sometimes also…
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