Do Teachers Give Students Math Anxiety?
Mar 23, 2010As educators, we are accustomed to seeing our students get anxious on occasion—it’s a normal, healthy reaction to being asked to perform. It gives students that jolt of adrenaline that drives them forward. Some take a breath and work through the feelings, and some need a bit more coaching. Some experience tears, but with a bit of one-on-one help and caring, they can experience great success and learn how to overcome their perceived limits. What about when that anxiety becomes a debilitating impediment to success, such as with true math anxiety?
Race to the Top Grant and the i3 Innovation Funding Webinar
Mar 12, 2010Interested in finding out about the Race to the Top Grant and the i3 Innovation Grant? Join us for this Webinar and learn!
Success in School
Mar 2, 2010What advice can neuroscience offer a parent who would like to prepare their child to be successful in school, career and life? Probably the most important advice is that success is a relative term that each parent must decide how to define.
Educational Video Games
Feb 25, 2010Video games in the classroom? Yes, indeed according to Jim Brazell who recently gave the keynote speech at the Florida Education Technology Conference. Video games can be effective learning and teaching tools, not just entertainment.
Learn How to Improve Reading Skills for Secondary Students at the 2010 NASSP Convention
Feb 23, 2010Are you attending the 2010 NASSP Convention March 11-13 in Phoenix? Be sure to catch the presentation "Building Brain Fitness to Help Struggling Students Succeed" and learn how students using the Fast ForWord reading intervention program gained an average of 1.1 years in reading skill levels in just 30 days.
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.
