iTunes University (requires iTunes)
- UC Berkeley - Cognitive Science - Cognitive Science C127: Cognitive Neuroscience
- MIT - Brain & Cognitive Sciences - multiple options
- Denison University - Brain Facts from The Society for Neuroscience
- There are lots of other iTunes U resources - search for "neuroscience"
- Neural Basis of Learning and Memory (Fall '07)
- Cognitive Neuroscience (Spring '06)
- Developmental Neurobiology (Spring '05)
- Many other options - even courses at the graduate level are available
- In Search of Brain-Based Education (Phi Delta Kappan)
- Neuroscience Tutorial (Washington University School of Medicine)
- Neuroscience Core Concepts (Society for Neuroscience)
- Research articles on the molecular basis of memory and cognitin (Silva Lab)
- List of video courses in Math & Science - includes Neuroscience
- Academic Earth - Biology - includes one lecture on Neuroscience
So, Johnathan, BAW seems to be a way to get students and teachers to consider all the ways we can learn! I am interested in using Project Based Learning to help my students have authentic, concrete experiences in mathematics. Do you have any recommendations along this line?
ReplyDeleteHi Deb,
ReplyDeleteThanks for "stopping by" and leaving a comment. Brain Awareness Week is definitely a good way to get teachers and students thinking about the brain as the organ of learning, even though we still have a long way to go in terms of understanding the mechanisms involved. I recruited a few students at school today to help me out with planning and developing some ideas for next week - I'm glad to have some help this year, particularly from students!
As for project based learning and math - great ideas, and I'd be happy to help you brainstorm (ha ha) some ways to flesh them out. I think the best way to start is to figure out what specific math concept(s) you want your students to learn?