What
is learning?
Pages are about theories of learning designed to provide an overview and
introduction to the field to make clear the shape of the field, and to
help the teacher to orient her- or himself to how the ideas fit together
or provide conflicting models
Concept
to Classroom
Easy to understand descriptions of basic classroom concepts including
Constructivism, Co-operative and Collaborative Learning and Multiple Intelligences.
Each module covers theory to application as well as further reading links.
Dimensions
of Learning
Dimensions of Learning is a comprehensive model that uses what researchers
and theorists know about learning to define the learning process. Its
premise is that five types of thinking -- what we call the five dimensions
of learning -- are essential to successful learning. The Dimensions framework
will help you to
- maintain a focus on learning
- study the learning process
- plan curriculum, instruction, and assessment that takes into account the five critical aspects of learning.
The
Twelve Principles of Learning
Geoffrey
and Renate Caine's goal has been to synthesize research from many disciplines
into a set of brain/mind learning principles to serve as a foundation
for thinking about learning. Their work underpins much of what is suggestedto
create brain-compatible classrooms by people such as Robin Fogarty and
Brian Pete.
Architects
of the Intellect
Thumbnail sketches of the work of
- Costa (Intelligent Behaviours);
- Dewey (Experiential Learning);
- Diamond (Enriched Environments);
- Feuerstein (Cognitive Modifiability);
- Gardner (Multiple Intelligences);
- Goleman (Emotional Intelligence);
- Montessori (Discovery Learning);
- Perkins (Learnable Intelligence);
- Piaget (Constructed Learning);
- Pinker (Computational Theory);
- Sternberg (Successful Intelligence)
Thinking
Education
The homepage of Michael Pohl
What
is a Thinking Curriculum?
Article by T.F. Fennimore and M.B. Tinzmann, NCREL, Oak Brook, 1990
Habits
of Mind
The work of Arthur L. Costa. Using the Habits of Mind means knowing
how to behave intelligently when you don't know the answers. It means
not only having information, but also knowing how to act on it.
How
People Learn : Brain, Mind, Experience and School
Online copy of this book
Funderstanding
This section examines 12 different theories on how people learn:
Constructivism
Behaviorism
Piaget's Developmental Theory
Neuroscience
Brain-Based Learning
Learning Styles
Multiple Intelligences
Right Brain/Left Brain Thinking
Communities of Practice
Control Theory
Observational Learning
Vygotsky and Social Cognition
Learning
through Technology
The work of Seymour Papert
Boys
in Schools Program
The Boys In Schools
Program offers a strengths-based approach to engaging boys, individually
and in groups. It is to developing ways of working with boys that will
build on their strengths and harness their irrepressible energy and humour
in a positive way. Hosted by the University of Newcastle, Australia.
We are committed to helping our students learn how to learn so they can maximise their potential and be lifelong learners.
The first five weeks of first term each year are dedicated to teaching Brainwaves, an explicit program of instruction called to achieve this. Click here for the outcomes of this program. This program is continually evolving as we ourselves learn more.
Whole-Brain
Learning
A definition and explanation
Learning
to Learn : Thinking and Learning Skills
Free 10-module course designed to raise learners' awareness of the cognitive
and metacognitive aspects of thinking and learning. With this knowledge,
learners are better able to understand:
How their minds work
How different people approach learning tasks in different ways
What strategies will work best for them
How to successfully adapt their abilities for tasks that fall outside their profile of strengths
With this knowledge, learners develop an attitude toward learning that includes curiosity, motivation, and a drive to learn more.
Hot
Tips for Classroom Practice
Make your classroom
a thinking classroom
Accelerated
Learning
A definition and explanation
Accelerated
Learning
A commercial site which explains the underlying principles.
Project
Happy Child
Links and information about all aspects of Learning to Learn including
The Amazing Brain, Mnemonics, Great Minds, Memory Training and Book Reviews
Brain
Gym
Brain Gym® International and Educational Kinesiology is a worldwide
network specializing in research and applied programs of physical movement
to enhance learning in all areas.
Brain
Connection
Articles and links about teaching and learning and the brain. Includes
an image
gallery
Growing
Bigger Brains : research affects how teachers teach
Article from Education World
How
can research on the brain inform education?
Classroom
Compass, Vol 3. No. 2., Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
Practical
Classroom Applications for Current Brain Research
A website for educators, parents, and others wanting to stay up-to-date
on what's coming out of neuropsychology research as it pertains to education.
Learn about brain imaging studies and find out how to apply them in your
classroom and at home.
Project
for Enhancing Effective Learning (PEEL)
Founded
in 1985 by a group of Melbourne teachers and academics concerned about
the prevalence of passive, unreflective, dependent student learning to
research classroom approaches that would stimulate and support student
learning that was more informed, purposeful, intellectually active and
independent.
Making
Learning Visible
Part of Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education. Since 1997,
MLV has explored the group as a potentially powerful, yet often not fully
tapped, aspect of the learning environment, and the ways in which documentation
can support learning within the group. Here, we share some key ideas,
questions, and challenges of this work
Brain
Research Applied Learning
The homepage of Eric Jensen, author of SuperTeaching and
Brain Based Learning
Brain-Based
Learning
Links to research articles.
Brain-based
Design Principles
Establishing the physical environment to maximise learning.
Using
Personality and Learning Styles for More Effective Teaching and Learning
Determine your personality type and learning style and their associated
attributes. Reflect upon the ways that these influence your teaching style.
Synthesize the information to design a classroom activity that meets the
diverse learning style needs of students.
Brain-based
learning : where's the proof?
One thing you’ll never find is a single, definitive study that "proves"
brain-based learning is better. Why? An article from Eric Jensen.
Learning
and Memory
Annotated links to many research articles about learning
Teaching
About the Brain
Annotated links to many research articles about learning from BrainConnection
Learning
Disorders
Annotated links to research articles about
- ADD/ADHD
- Autism
- Mood disorders
- Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders
- Reading and Language Differences
Connecting
Brain Processes to School Policies and Practices
A monthly column by Robert Sylwester, Ed.D.
Language
and Reading in the Brain
A monthly column by Martha S. Burns, Ph.D. (You
need to scroll down)
Weblinks
to Neuroscience Sites
Reviews
of the sites of the key institutes studying the development of the brain
New
Horizons for Learning
"Our role has always been to give
visibility to effective teaching and learning practices and explore and
to help implement ideas that have not yet reached the mainstream."
Headfirst
The website of educator Tony Ryan, author of Thinkers Keys
Improving
Your Memory
Practical
suggestons and tools
Quality
Management Principles
Quality Management is becoming increasingly important to the leadership
and management of all organizations. Quality Management Principles provide
understanding of and guidance on the application of Quality Management.
By applying following eight Quality Management Principles, organizations
will produce benefits for customers, owners, people, suppliers and society
at large.
The
Principles in Education
This site highlights how Edward Deming's principles of Total Quality
Management can be incorporated into school and classroom practices.
Co-operative
Learning
An explanation from Teachers talking about Learning , a UNICEF initiative
The
Co-operative Learning Network
The Cooperative Learning Network is a place for sharing cooperative
learning strategies and promoting the use of cooperative learning in the
classroom.
The
Co-operative Learning Wheel
A graphic which sets out all the aspects and outcomes of co-operative
learning.
Co-operative
Learning
An explanation from Funderstanding
Eight
Ways of Knowing
Provides
a chart of the eight intelligences with explanations
Tapping
into Multiple Intelligences
Practical workshop that covers from
theory to practice
M.I.
Smart
Incorporating MI into the classroom program
Eight
Ways of Being Smart
Provides a chart of the intelligences
Learning
Styles Inventory
Identify whether students are visual, auditory or tactile learners
Multiple
Intelligneces
A brief explanation with links to resources
Differentiating
the Curriculum through Multiple Intelligences
A PowerPoint presentation explaining MI. Includes Armstrong's MI Pizza.
What
is Critical Thinking?
A collection of definitions
Critical
Thinking Across the Curriculum
Incorporates Bloom's Taxonomy
Critical
Thinking Leads and Links
Links to online resources
Bloom's
Taxonomy
From “Extending Children’s Special Abilities – Strategies
for primary classrooms” pp36-7, Dalton, J. & Smith, D. (1986)
The
SOLO Taxonomy
The
SOLO taxonomy stands for: Structure of Observed Learning Outcomes. It
was developed by Biggs and Collis (1982).
Six
Thinking Hats : an introduction
The Six Thinking Hats method is a simple and practical way of helping
us sort out our thinking so that we can consider a variety of points that
need to be considered when we are trying to solve a problem.
Each different hat represents a way of looking at a problem, and because hats are easy to take on and off, it is easy to switch between them.
The method also helps students become objective thinkers because they are responding to the problem or the idea, not the person who proposed it.
Six
Thinking Hats
Edward de Bono's own site
Thinkers
Keys
This practical site features lots of worthwhile material to support
educators and parents in the teaching of thinking skills to young people
including
- All of the free material on the site itself. This includes various suggestions for the teaching of thinking, and some worthwhile links to sites that focus on thinking.
- A free term newsletter.
- Access to the Thinkers Keys CD-Rom. This latest product is one of the most practical tools on the education market. Its innovative content is designed to save you endless hours of planning and preparation time
Webquests
Search this portal for free webquests from the original site and work
of Bernie Dodge and Tom March
Open the folder for links for classroom resources for
- brain physiology
- brain images
- brain-based learning
- healthy brains
