Welcome

Welcome to our blog where we will learn new research on how the brain learns and how we might need to adjust our teaching. Online learning has many advantages from what other students have relayed to me. First and foremost it can be done on your own time. It then becomes important to those with small children, those with summer jobs that don't have time to go to the campus or to other workshops, and it can be worked around vacations. You should have ample time to finish the class and if you are having some issues that make it impossible to do so, you can let me know and we will try to work something out. The class ends July 20. One disadvantage obviously is a lack of face to face conversations. We try to bridge that gap by responding to the ideas of others. Because people will be in different places during the course, please take the time to go back and read others comments if you are out in front. We will be using two books with the preK-6 group using Martha Kaufeldts' Beginning with the Brain and the rest will use Secrets of the Teenaged Brain. Hopefully you will get some information from both that will help you. When the class ends I will send in the grades to St Thomas and they will send you notification of the grade and THEN you can send for a transcript. The "final" for this class will be the completion of a unit incorporating the things you learned from the book so you can use it right away in the fall. I want you to include the eight multiple intelligences in this unit and those who are not familiar with them or want some more material on MI just need to ask me and I will send you some. Students in the past have enjoyed this book and this method of learning. I look forward to learning alongside you. Have a great experience.