Course Curriculum

Neuroscience and the Classroom: Making Connections

June 2011 | Annenberg Learner and Science Media Group

This video course from the Annenberg Learner was produced by the Science Media Group at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and provides k-12 teachers and school counselors with insights into current research from cognitive science and neuroscience about how the brain learns. Divided into seven units, this course includes 42 video modules of varying lengths, a course guide, an online text, and a website. Topic titles include: The Art and Science of Teaching, Different Brains, The Unity of Emotion, Thinking and Learning, Seeing Others From the Self, Different Learners, Building New Neural Networks, Implications for Schools, and A Community of Educators.

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