Academies & Institutes
For more information on our institutes and academies, click on the link below.- personal learning (how teachers themselves learn),
- how students learn so teachers can know what do to increase understanding and use of information by students
- how teachers can structure their classroom and instructional activities to maximize engagement, memory, and performance.
Brain Matters
Presenter: Tammy Shepherd
Workshop Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Registration fee: $349, ($299 for Texas ASCD
members)
Two-day Academy
Dates and Locations:
Please contact our office to schedule this academy at your location.
Workshop overview:
This interactive workshop gives attendees a better understanding of how the brain works and takes an in-depth exploration of the implications for
This workshop aligns with the work of Dr. Pat Wolfe and her book Mind Matters: Translating Research into the Classroom.
Tammy
Shepherd works as a consultant and presenter on the topic of
neuroeducation. She has written and presented informative, engaging,
and thought provoking workshops on enhancing student achievement
for the past 10 years. With 30 years of experience in public
schools as a science teacher, counselor, administrator and now
completing a doctoral study in the area of Brain Research as it relates
to teaching and learning, Tammy bridges practical experience with
researched perspectives on how we can enhance learning in today’s
diverse classrooms.
Workshops are designed to be interactive and engaging as they enhance the important work of educating all students by supporting those who teach them. We are teaching students today to live, learn, and work in a world of tomorrow that is unknown and expanding exponentially. The best approach is to prepare students who think, evaluate, explore, and create. Although the world is rapidly changing, the biology of the brain is not. We now understand the brain better! Neuroeducation is a natural connection between a love for learning, the science of learning, and a commitment to making instructional practice effective, enjoyable, and research-based.
Workshops are designed to be interactive and engaging as they enhance the important work of educating all students by supporting those who teach them. We are teaching students today to live, learn, and work in a world of tomorrow that is unknown and expanding exponentially. The best approach is to prepare students who think, evaluate, explore, and create. Although the world is rapidly changing, the biology of the brain is not. We now understand the brain better! Neuroeducation is a natural connection between a love for learning, the science of learning, and a commitment to making instructional practice effective, enjoyable, and research-based.
