Certified in Brain Based Learning

About Course

This course is designed to enhance a participant’s knowledge of brain research. The following themes will be explored: brain development, information processing, memory and retention, transferring learning, and critical thinking. Participants in this course will explore ways to design brain-friendly and effective lesson plans using the latest scientific findings and discoveries. This course prepares teachers by providing them with the essential elements needed to translate the biology of brain-based learning from theory into classroom practice.

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Course Content

Module 1

Brain-Based Learning
Describe the parts of the brain and their function in learning and memory.
Analyse the principles that are the foundation of brain-based learning

Module 2

Brain Development
The Social/Emotional Brain
Memory and Learning
Discuss the effects of poverty on the brain.
Analyze the effects of sleep, exercise, and nutrition on the brain.
summarize the development of the brain for students at one’s grade level
Describe the various memory systems and how they influence learning
Utilize brain-compatible strategies to enhance memory and learning.
Utilize encoding strategies to facilitate storage and retrieval of content
Assignments

Module 3

Meaning, Transfer, and Retrieval
Utilize transfer strategies to enhance memory and learning.
Discuss how the brain makes meaning and retrieves information.
Utilize non-linguistic representations in lessons to enhance memory and learning.
Brain Organization and Executive Function
Analyse differences in the brain between genders
Analyse hemispheric dominance and its impact on teaching and learning.
Utilize strategies to build executive functioning skills in students
Complexity and Depth of Knowledge
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Certified in Brain Based Learning

About Course

What Will You Learn?

Course Content

Module 1

Brain-Based Learning

Describe the parts of the brain and their function in learning and memory.

Analyse the principles that are the foundation of brain-based learning

Module 2

Brain Development

The Social/Emotional Brain

Memory and Learning

Discuss the effects of poverty on the brain.

Analyze the effects of sleep, exercise, and nutrition on the brain.

summarize the development of the brain for students at one’s grade level

Describe the various memory systems and how they influence learning

Utilize brain-compatible strategies to enhance memory and learning.

Utilize encoding strategies to facilitate storage and retrieval of content

Assignments

Module 3

Meaning, Transfer, and Retrieval

Utilize transfer strategies to enhance memory and learning.

Discuss how the brain makes meaning and retrieves information.

Utilize non-linguistic representations in lessons to enhance memory and learning.

Brain Organization and Executive Function

Analyse differences in the brain between genders

Analyse hemispheric dominance and its impact on teaching and learning.

Utilize strategies to build executive functioning skills in students

Complexity and Depth of Knowledge

Assignments

Exam

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