Beating Bullying for Better Learning
Dec 16, 2010
Why Limit Screen Time? Reasons You Should Limit Screen Time
Nov 18, 2010Fit Bodies Make Fit Brains: Physical Exercise and Brain Cells
Sep 23, 2010Building Unstructured Play Into the Structure of Each Day
Aug 20, 2010The Imperative of Cultivating Healthy Adolescent Sleep Habits
Jul 8, 2010Promoting Brain Fitness in the Classroom - Science of Success Micro Grants
Jul 1, 2010Sleep: An Essential Ingredient for Memory Function
Jun 3, 2010Sleep is essential to optimal brain function. Find out how sleep affects your brain’s ability to remember and learn.
The Brain Gets Better at What it Does: Dr. Martha Burns on Brain Plasticity
May 21, 2010Dr. Martha Burns is an extremely knowledgeable and highly sought after speaker, so I'm pleased to let you know that an interview she gave on brain plasticity while in Australia is now available online.
Food and the Brain
Feb 19, 2010While practically every child above age seven may understand the phrase "you are what you eat," we rarely think about this phrase in terms of the brain. When it comes to what we eat, we need to talk about the brain as well, for what goes into the system affects everything from our cognitive functions to our emotions.
Educating Kids about Nutrition and the Brain
Feb 2, 2010Whether you’re a parent or an educator, you know that getting kids to eat well is a challenge. Getting them to truly understand enough to care about what they eat can be even harder. But did you know that the subject of "health literacy" is an important element of the national education conversation? While the debate continues as to the extent of the role of education in teaching nutrition, there is little argument that we as educators truly do have a responsibility in helping our nation’s young people understand and take charge of their well-being.
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