I have bad news. I’m addicted to screens. And you might be too. Maybe you don’t know it, and perhaps you’re even denying my accusation, but try to answer the following before you attempt to defend yourself: These and many other questions on the topic can help you identify signs of addiction. If you’re still …
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According to Stanislas Dehaene, the four pillars of learning are attention, active engagement, error feedback, and consolidation. What every teacher should know about them
About 6 years ago I became obsessed with finding some sort of magic formula of what a successful lesson plan should look like. I got into neuroscience trying to find answers to how our brains learn and what we should be doing as teachers to make learning more effective. But do you know that feeling …
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Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. It might come as a shock to you, but despite a relatively significant improvement in terms of quality of life worldwide, suicide rates have been increasing in many countries. The Atlantic reports that there’s a Millenial mental-health crisis and that experts are concerned it will get worse because of …
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This is the second part of the 4-post series on how neuroscience can be used in the classroom. If you missed the first blog post, read it here. Let’s get down to business, shall we? What are some of the most commonly spread neuromyths in educational settings? Here’s my list with 3 of them: 1. …
We finally got to the end of this three-post series on how to use the Science of Learning to make learning more effective! Check out Parts 1 (ENGAGE) and 2 (BUILD) right here and here. Don’t forget to sing up for my Nat Geo Learning webinar here. Ok, so we’ve discussed how you need to …
Hello, folks! Hope you’re all doing well and getting ready to start another great semester. I can tell you that I am! I apologize for not writing anything earlier this week, but I think I have the perfect excuse. I’ve been teaching and learning about neuroscience, psychology, and education. Here’s what I did: -Went to …
Vídeo em português: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLsuTnTTRkI Versão em Português com links úteis:A Arte da Apresentação_Mini Apostila If you are a teacher, and I’m assuming you are, have you ever wondered how many times you have delivered a presentation in your life? I’m going to present about presentations (meta-presentation :)) next week and I was forced to ask myself …
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Speaking about the Neuroscience of Learning at the Nat Geo Learning Conference Almost two weeks ago I had the incredible honor and privilege to present at the National Geographic Learning Conference. I was invited nearly two months ago by Rosane Vidmar, whom I can’t thank enough for the opportunity. That was when I realized I …
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Neurociência da Aprendizagem_parte2 – texto em português Ok, let’s go on with the learning tips from our new favorite subject: Neuroscience! It’s worth stressing that the claims contained in this post have been tested all over the world and, thus, are science-based, which means they shouldn’t be neglected. I do not wish to say that …
