Cooperative Learning. Guinevere Palmer, Rachel Peters, Rebecca Streetman Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology, University of Georgia Review of Cooperative Learning Introduction Scenario.
Game-Based Learning Units for the Everyday Teacher. Game-based learning (GBL) is getting a lot press.
It is an innovative practice that is working to engage kids in learning important 21st century skills and content. Dr. Judy Willis in a previous post wrote about the neurological benefits and rationale around using games for learning. She also gives tips about using the game model in the classroom. Three Brain-based Teaching Strategies to Build Executive Function in Students. Updated 01/2014 For young brains to retain information, they need to apply it.
Information learned by rote memorization will not enter the sturdy long-term neural networks in the pre-frontal cortex (PFC) unless students have the opportunity to actively recognize relationships to their prior knowledge and/or apply new learning to new situations. Here are some teaching strategies to help build executive function in your students. 1) Provide Opportunities to Apply Learning.