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Brain Research Dialogue Day
September 19, 2003
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Resources
Mind Matters / Pat Wolfe articles and resources
Brain Connection "Brain Science in Plain English"
The Brain, Technology, and Education: An Interview with Robert Sylwester The Technology Source, Nov-Dec 2003
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For residential faculty, this event has been pre-approved for 6.0 clock hours of Faculty Professional Growth (FPG) non-academic advancement.
Brain Matters: Translating Research
to Classroom Practice
September 19, 2003
District Office, Governing Board Room
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided
featuring...
Dr. Pat Wolfe
Mind Matters, Inc.
Brain research is constantly providing new revelations about how the brain works and how we all learn. We now have a much more solid foundation on which to base educational decisions. While many current educational practices fit well with the research, others run counter to what we are learning and pose significant challenges to those who work in schools. This interactive session will provide a clear explanation of the most educationally significant research developments and will explore the implications of these findings for staff developers.
Participants will be able to:
- explain the necessary mental model shift from educating for Industrial Age to educating for the Information Age;
- explain the effects of meaning and emotion on learning; and
- discuss how new information from the neurosciences can provide direction for educators in making decisions about pedagogy and curriculum.
For more information, see a collection of Pat's articles and suggested web resources.
Agenda
- 8:00-8:20 Registration and Continental Breakfast
- 8:20-8:30 Welcome and Introductions
Lynn Jennings, MCLI
- 8:30-10:00 Overview, Objectives, the Mental Model Shift, and a Look at the Human Brain Through Imaging Techniques
Dr. Pat Wolfe, Mind Matters, Inc.
- 10:00-10:15 Break
- 10:15-11:45 Sensory Memory, Attention, and Meaning
Activities facilitated by Dr. Pat Wolfe
- 11:45-12:45 Lunch
- 12:45-2:15 Emotion and Learning, the Double-Edged Sword
Activities facilitated by Dr. Pat Wolfe
- 2:15-2:30 Break
- 2:30-3:45 Working Memory and Brain-Compatible Strategies and Implications of the Research for Educational Practice
Activities facilitated by Dr. Pat Wolfe
- 3:45-4:00 Closure, Assessment, and Evaluation
Lynn Jennings, MCLI
About the speaker...
Pat Wolfe is a former teacher of Kindergarten through 12th grade, county office administrator, and adjunct university professor. Over the past 12 years, as an educational consultant, she has conducted workshops for thousands of administrators, teachers, boards of education and parents in schools and districts throughout the United States and internationally. Her major area of expertise is the application of brain research to educational practice. Her entertaining and interactive presentation style makes learning about the brain enjoyable as well as practical. She is an author and has appeared on numerous videotape series, satellite broadcasts, radio shows, and television programs. Dr. Wolfe is a native of Missouri. She completed her undergraduate work in Oklahoma and her postgraduate studies in California. She presently resides in Napa, California.
Faculty Professional Growth
This Dialogue Day has been pre-approved for 6.0 clock hours of Faculty Professional Growth non-academic advancement.
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