Educators carry a significant responsibility: not only do they guide students in understanding new concepts but they also equip them with the essential skills needed for the 21st century. However, to do that well, they need to know not just what to teach, but how students learn. It is a question that is as simple … Continue reading Understanding how we think: why educators need to know how the brain learns – Dr. Erika Galea on The Sunday Times of Malta
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Educational Neuroscience reshaping the future of teaching and learning – Dr. Erika Galea on the Sunday Times of Malta
How do children’s and young people’s brains develop when they learn? How can emotions be regulated and how can resilience be built? Which intervention programmes and technologies should be pursued throughout a child’s or an adolescent’s life? How can memory skills be improved? These are questions, amongst many others, that educational neuroscience (EN) seeks to … Continue reading Educational Neuroscience reshaping the future of teaching and learning – Dr. Erika Galea on the Sunday Times of Malta
‘Too often, we as teachers do not give the students the tools to discriminate what they know from what they don’t know…..Simply by learning how to learn, and teaching our students this, it is such a big win for all of us’ – Patrice Bain
In the second part of her three-part vlog series, Patrice Bain, an experienced educator, speaker, and author, delves into the cognitive strategies featured in her book 'Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning.' These strategies have earned the nickname "power tools" due to their remarkable effectiveness. She emphasises that adopting these powerful cognitive strategies is … Continue reading ‘Too often, we as teachers do not give the students the tools to discriminate what they know from what they don’t know…..Simply by learning how to learn, and teaching our students this, it is such a big win for all of us’ – Patrice Bain