Photography Credit: White Matter Fibers, HCP Dataset side view. White matter fiber architecture of the brain. Measured from diffusion spectral imaging (DSI). The fibers are color-coded by direction: red = left-right, green = anterior-posterior, blue = up-down. Courtesy of the Laboratory of Nuero Imaging and Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Consortium of of the Human Connectome Project www.humanconnectomeproject.org
3. what is brain-based learning?
Introduction/Purpose:
This lesson will define and expand the definition of brain-based learning and provide the opportunity to discuss the differences between brain-based learning and traditional educational methodologies. The discussion forum will also provide an arena to learn from the findings of other learners participating in the tutorials. The instructor will also participate in the discussion and provide feedback while observing the discussion as an informal, formative assessment.
Learning Objective(s):
After reading the definition and the article, the learner will give at two examples in a forum discussion, about one similarity and one difference between traditional and brain-based teaching methodologies according to data presented in the definition and the article on brain-based learning.
Teaching Timeline: Three, 30-minute periods
Instructional Sequence/Activities:
Formative assessment:
The conversation thread will be monitored by the instructor during the learning period and used to informally assess comprehension and learning. The instructor may participate to facilitate the discussion.
Resources:
Brain-Based Learning Definition - The Glossary of Education Reform. (2013, August 29). Retrieved from http://edglossary.org/brain-based-learning/
Tokuhama-Espinosa, T. (2011). Why mind, brain, and education sciences the "new" brain-based education. New Horizons for Learning Journal. Retrieved from http://education.jhu.edu/PD/newhorizons/Journals/Winter2011/Tokuhama1
This lesson will define and expand the definition of brain-based learning and provide the opportunity to discuss the differences between brain-based learning and traditional educational methodologies. The discussion forum will also provide an arena to learn from the findings of other learners participating in the tutorials. The instructor will also participate in the discussion and provide feedback while observing the discussion as an informal, formative assessment.
Learning Objective(s):
After reading the definition and the article, the learner will give at two examples in a forum discussion, about one similarity and one difference between traditional and brain-based teaching methodologies according to data presented in the definition and the article on brain-based learning.
Teaching Timeline: Three, 30-minute periods
Instructional Sequence/Activities:
- The learner will access the website http://gconnbrain-basedlearning.weebly.com
- The learner will click the Teacher Tutorial tab
- The learner will go to Tutorial #3 titled What is Brain Based Learning?
- The learner will access and read the definition of brain-based learning by clicking on the link labeled – Definition of Brain-Based Learning
- The learner will access and read the article by clicking on the link labeled - Why mind, brain, and education science is the "new" brain-based education by Dr. Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa, Ph.D.
- The learner will write the answer to the Key Question: What similarities/differences are there between traditional and brain-based teaching methodology? Please give at least one similarity and one difference. Please provide additional information from what others have posted.
- The learner will post the response to the question on the teacher forum
- The learner will follow the conversation thread and participate by answering at least two other students and give relevant feedback
Formative assessment:
The conversation thread will be monitored by the instructor during the learning period and used to informally assess comprehension and learning. The instructor may participate to facilitate the discussion.
Resources:
Brain-Based Learning Definition - The Glossary of Education Reform. (2013, August 29). Retrieved from http://edglossary.org/brain-based-learning/
Tokuhama-Espinosa, T. (2011). Why mind, brain, and education sciences the "new" brain-based education. New Horizons for Learning Journal. Retrieved from http://education.jhu.edu/PD/newhorizons/Journals/Winter2011/Tokuhama1