How to Motivate Students: The Psychology of Success
May 7, 2010
How can educators best motivate students to learn? Stimulate their brains on a neurobiological level to optimize each student’s internal learning environment! Learn more...
Brain Fitness Is Not A Game
Apr 30, 2010The conclusion of the BBC brain training study is baffling. Were the tasks adaptive, motivating, and practiced with intensity and frequency? Was there cross-training of skills? Learn what brain training is and what it is not...
Child Reading Development and Language Skills Webinar
Apr 8, 2010Without a good language background, a child is likely to struggle with reading. Children who are reading below grade level in the first grade are at risk for remaining below grade level in reading ability throughout their school years, and being poor readers as adults.
Building a Fit Brain: The Serious Work of Play
Feb 12, 2010In the world of education, especially in the early grades, we have great debates about the skills that we wish to impart to students. What do kids need to learn to do early on so they can be successful as they move forward? When it comes down to it, one of the biggies is self-control.
Davenport, IA, Succeeds with State-Funded Preschool
Jan 26, 2010Three years ago, Iowa's Davenport School District created a state-funded preschool program for 4-year-olds. Enrolled students spend 2 or more hours a day in the classroom.
Reading Intervention and Brain Fitness: One School's Story
Jan 7, 2010Penn-Trafford High School in Harrison City, PA, had a problem: some of their adolescent students were not engaging at school, and many of those students were struggling readers. The school shifted its reading intervention efforts from building reading skills to building a reading-ready brain with Fast ForWord® software.
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