Brain+Research

Here are some brain research links

Two recent reports in //eSchool News// describe how brain research is informing instruction. These represent some of the latest findings that reinforce the earlier research on which AL is based. Below is an excerpt from each report with a link to the entire article: " An analysis of existing research supports a notion that already has begun to transform instruction in schools from coast to coast: that multimodal learning--using many modes and strategies that cater to individual learners' needs and capacities--is more effective than traditional, unimodal learning, which uses a single mode or strategy. " http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=53243                          "What we’re learning about the brain is that everyone learns differently, and just because one way of learning works for this half, doesn’t mean that it works for the other half;" http://www.eschoolnews.com/conference-info/conference-news/?i=53140;_hbguid=f2c12a78-115d-44ca-a1cd-ac3deecbfb44&d=aasa Also, the National Academies offer two books that are comprehensive syntheses of the research on learning and are well-written: > "...this book provides all educators with an excellent framework for understanding conceptual changes in the science of learning..." > Chapter 8 deals specifically with the implications of this research for teachers' professional learning. >
 * //How People Learn-Expanded Edition// [|//http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=9853//]
 * //How Students Learn: History, Math, Science// http://www7.nationalacademies.org/dbasse/Featured_Education_Reports.html
 * You can read both books online free of charge. The first book can be purchased in its entirety or as 3 separate books.