Secondary school students who follow an in-class mindfulness programme report reduced indications of depression, anxiety and stress up to six months later!
“Researchers observe the brain patterns of literary PhD candidates while they’re reading a Jane Austen novel. The fMRI images suggest that literary reading provides “a truly valuable exercise of people’s brains.”
In “flipped learning,” students watch podcasts of their teacher’s lectures on their own time and spend their time in the classroom applying what they’ve learned at home. This allows students to learn at their own pace by watching the lecture as many times as they need. Schools that have applied this method of teaching in all their classrooms have seen their failure rates drop dramatically.
We often refer to the brain as a muscle—and new research now shows that the two are more similar than previously thought…
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
– William Arthur WardA new study from the University of Michigan shows that Americans’ levels of empathy have dropped significantly in the last three decades
The way your brain handles dopamine may predict whether you are a hard worker or a slacker, new research suggests.
Maybe we should some if our students blurt out the answers more often - as annoying as it might be!
