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Brain Research

May 27, 2016

June 29 workshop

“Multiple Pathways to the Student Brain”

Workshop designed for PK-12 Educators of All Subjects

  • “She doesn’t understand it because she doesn’t try hard enough.”
  • “Most people are right-brained or left-brained.”
  • “He will never be able to learn.”
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Dr. Janet Zadina

If you’ve ever heard yourself utter these ideas, you will not want to miss the upcoming workshop by neuroscientist and educator, Janet Zadina, PhD. For the first time in Maine, Dr. Zadina will be presenting “Multiple Pathways to the Student Brain” on June 29th for PK-5 or June 30th for 6-12 at Cony High School.  In this engaging workshop, Dr. Zadina will explain how the brain learns and dispel the neuro-myths that are common. She will address how to raise achievement in low performing students, the invisible brain process that may account for much of math and reading difficulty, the pathways to creativity and how to tap into the pathway affecting motivation. Participants will leave with concrete, actionable advice and strategies that can make a difference in day-to-day instruction. Teachers will find the information that Dr. Zadina presents to be truly transformational.

Registration for these workshops is open until June 15th. The workshops are available by pre-registration only and the $75 fee includes a light breakfast, catered lunch and snacks.  This workshop is sponsored by the Maine Science Teachers Association, Maine Arts Leadership Initiative, Maine Sprouts and the Maine Department of Education.

For a registration form or for more information contact Maine Sprouts at www.mainesprouts.com, mainesprouts@gmail.com or by calling 446-8444.  School superintendents and curriculum coordinators should also have received information and a registration form via email.

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Movement in Education

May 16, 2014

Studying the brain to learn about the impact of dance

In the April 29 edition of the TERP out of the University of Maryland there is an article entitled How Dancers Think When They Dance by David Kohn with photographs by Toni Gauthier. Researchers are looking at the brain to analyze them while they are dancing. You can imagine this alone is a difficult task – to secure sensors to a dancers brain so it doesn’t interfere with the movements they need to make.

Karen Bradley, who is an associate professor in the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, has teamed up with neuroscientist from the University of Houston, Jose Contreras-Vidal. Contreras-Vidal was a professor of kinesiology. The study looked closely at 5 experienced dancers study and is featured in the April issue of the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.

“The researchers found that dancers use multiple parts of the brain simultaneously, including those involved in higher-order decision-making, as well as parts that play a role in controlling and planning movement. “This gives us a fantastic glimpse into how dancers think when they express themselves,” says Bradley.”

You can read the entire article and learn more at http://terp.umd.edu/new-study-unravels-how-dancers-think-when-they-dance/#.U2JPJigwJFL.

Thanks to Nancy Salmon for sending the information about this article.

 

 

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