I’ll begin posting new questions and answers in late August, and during the summer will be sharing thematic posts bringing together responses on similar topics from the past two years. You can see those collections from the first year here.
Next week, though, I’ll be taking a break from posting these collections and will be sharing a special interview I’m doing with Adam Grant, author of Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success, and how his work can be applied in schools.
Today’s theme is on brain-based learning. Previous themes have been:
I’ll be spending the summer organizing questions and answers for the next school year, and there is always room for more!
You can send questions to me at lferlazzo@epe.org.When you send it in, let me know if I can use your real name if it’s selected or if you’d prefer remaining anonymous and have a pseudonym in mind.
You can also contact me on Twitter at @Larryferlazzo.
Anyone whose question is selected for this weekly column can choose one free book from a variety of education publishers.
And, now, here’s a list of all my posts related to related to brain-based learning:
Using ‘Brain-Based Learning’ in the Classroom
The staff at BrainFacts.org brought together three affiliated neuroscientists to make contributions in this first post of a four-part series.
Working Smarter, Not Harder, With Neuroscience in the Classroom
Educators Wendi Pillars and Wendy Ostroff offered their experiences in this post.
Taking Advantage Of Neural Networks In The Classroom
Dr. David Dockterman, Renate N. Caine, Ph.D., and Kevin D. Washburn, (Ed.D) are contributed their responses here.
In this post, I shared some of my thoughts, a guest response from well-known author and researcher David A. Sousa, and comments left by readers.
I hope you’ve found this summary useful and, again, keep those questions coming!