Brain Research and Education

WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE:

• White House Conference on Early Childhood Development and Learning
  

• Proceedings of the Conference

• How Can Research on the Brain Inform Education?
  from Classroom Compass

• Brain Trust
  from Education Week. a general article on brain research and its implications for the education of young children, from Education Week, Sept 1996.

• Understanding the Brain: Educators Seek to Apply Brain Based Research
  from Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

• Education and the Brain: A Bridge Too Far
  cautionary article about brain research and its extrapolation to education

• The Learning Environment
  article from the National Academy for Child Development

• Brain Research and Education: Neuroscience Research Has Impact for Education Policy
  from the Education Commission of the States

• What Does Research Say About Early Childhood Education?

• Development and Learning: An Educational and Cognitive Perspective

• Creatology: Brain Science for the 21st Century

• Learning Windows and the Child's Brain
  written by a Stanford University student

• Brain Development
  from Neuroscience for Kids

• "Fertile Minds"
  from TIME Magazine

• "Your Child's Brain"
  from Newsweek

• from The News & Observer: "Too Little, Too Late"
  
  • Brain Research Manifests Importance of First Years
    
  • "At Their Own Speed" -- developmental differences in fraternal twin brothers
    
  • "The Age of Adaptability" -- young children are capable of grasping much more than our educational system gives them.
    
  • "Critical Windows of Opportunity"

• "Foundations of Learning"
  from L.A. Parent

TV and radio broadcasts:

• Transcript of "Gray Matters: The Developing Brain,"
  an audio tape offered by the alliance and produced by Public Radio International. It specifically covers early childhood brain development, including research on children with disabilities. from the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives

• Child's Play
  NPR transcript about brain research

• The Education By Design Classroom Model
  comprehensive model for experiential learning for students characterized by progressive cycles of problem-based challenges that are experienced in a collaborative learning community

• Integrated Thematic Instruction by Susan Kovalik:
  
  • Integrated Thematic Instruction at Squaw Peak School in Phoenix, AZ
    
  • Brain Compatability

• Integrative Education
  from ERIC Digest, a publication of research on education from the U.S. Department of Education

• Integrated Curriculum
  from School Improvement Research Series

• Integrative Education
  excerpt from Optimizing Learning: The Integrative Education Model in the Classroom by Barbara Clark

• 10 Years of Brain Imaging Research Shows The Brain Reads Sound By Sound
  from Child Development Institute (organization that addresses learning disabilities); promoting product called The Phonics Game

• The Rigg's Institute

• Press Release from Scientific Learning Corporation: New technology shows dramatic results for children with language impairments
  brain based language learning technology called Fast ForWord

• Neurosmith: Tools for Developing Minds

• Project 9 +/- 2TM
  a "grass roots campaign to improve the brain function of our society"

• Whole-Brain Teaching
  from Funderstanding, "to create better learning environments in both the corporate and K-12 markets."

• Brains.Org
  practical applications of current brain research

• Brain development research: What it means for young children and families
  from Rethinking the Brain: New Insights into Early Development, a conference by Families and Work Institiute

• Brain and Mind: Key Concepts and Principles
  

• The Brain Lab
  Excellent site on the brain, child development and education
  from the same site:
  
  • Mind/Brain Learning Principles
    
  • Learning How To Use the Brain -- Paper presented at the "Brain Development in Young Children: New Frontiers for Research, Policy and Practice" Conference
    
  • bibliography of Brain Books and Resources

• Your child's development
  interactive page that gives detailed explanation about the perspective you choose: age, brain area or skill

• Brain Facts: Parent's Guide to Early Brain Development
  from "I Am Your Child"

• Surprising Truths: The Implications of Brain Research
  intentionally provocative statements, with a brief description of how each statement can be drawn from research

• From the L.A. Times: THE BRAIN
  with an article Deciphering the Miracles of the Mind

• Teacher Pages
  excellent page of links to sites on education and research

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