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A COURSE BROUGHT TO YOU BY INTEGRATELEARNING.ORG
Welcome to “Introduction to
Brain Based Learning”. This course has been developed through funding from the
U.S. Department of Education Star Schools Program by IntegrateLearning. IntegrateLearning came into existence as a separate entity under a grant
from the Mountain Plains Distance Learning Consortium. The purpose of
IntegrateLearning was to research and develop a program that would
and will assist educators develop new skills that best meet the needs of
students who have a more integrated learning style.
IntegratedLearning says of
the integrated learner:
“In
describing their difficulty in grasping a new concept or solving a problem, some
people claim that they “can’t see the forest for the trees,” or “the trees for
the forest”. Integrated learners, however, exist as part of the forest, and of
the trees, and of the world that surrounds the forest. They are not observing
the forest or its trees. In educational terminology, they don’t consider
themselves separate from a proposed concept or a problem. They are integrally
involved in the concept or problem.
An integrated learner acquires new information by integrating it
into something familiar in his/her life. Therefore, the project-based,
experiential, or holistic instruction proposed for this site is highly effective
with southwestern Native Americans and students from similar integrated
cultures.”
Modern technology has made
possible the acquisition of new knowledge about how the brain processes
information during the learning process. This new knowledge has led to a new
teaching and learning theory that is based on human physiology. This theory is
brain based learning. Brain based learning supports what we have learned about
integrated learning and correlates with other learning theories such as
constructivism, multiple intelligences and problem based learning. Our knowledge
of how the brain learns indicates that many require a more holistic or
integrated learning environment.
This course is designed to
give you an introduction to what has been learned about the brain and learning
and to introduce you to ways to implement structures within your classroom that
support brain based learning.
We hope that this course will
add to your “teacher’s toolbox” of skills and that you will find the knowledge
beneficial in your quest to provide the best possible learning experience for
your students.
For more information about
integrated learning or if you would like learn more about brain based learning ,
please see the website at
http://integratelearning.org or feel free to contact a member of the
IntegrateLearning.Org staff through the website at
http://integratelearning.org/staff.htm.
The course is designed for the online environment using
andragogically sound principles. It is based on sharing knowledge and
creating meaning of that knowledge through interaction between student and
instructor and student and student. This very important element will not
show in this website, however, such interaction will allow the student the
opportunity to explore new avenues that can be translated to the classroom.
For purposes of this website, one unit has been opened. If you wish more
information about the other units, please contact Ann Miller, Leecy Wise or
Gloria Bobbie through IntegrateLearning.Org.
Title
| Intro |
Syllabus |
Bibliography |
Mind Mapping |
Mapping on Web |
Web Resources |
Papers |
Additional Resources
| Unit 3 | Unit
3 Resources | Contact
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